A daily journal.
Mainly introducing wild birds of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, through photos.

Northern Boobook, Ryukyu Scops Owl, Black Paradise Flycatcher, Ruddy Kingfisher

Northern Boobooks incubating at 3 sites, Ryukyu Scops Owls incubating at 4 sites. Ruddy Kingfishers are nesting at multiple sites too — too many to count… ^^;

Multiple Black Paradise Flycatcher pairs have formed, but none appear to have started building nests yet.

Northern Boobook

A male Brown Hawk-Owl (left) and female in the background. This pair's nest changes location every year — the nesting tree has been cut down and so on.

Northern Boobook

A Brown Hawk-Owl that has used the same nesting tree for several consecutive years. This is the male. This year a Ruddy Kingfisher ended up building a nest right next door… ^^;

Ryukyu Scops Owl

A Ryukyu Scops Owl that has also bred successfully for several years running. Practically perches on your hand. ^^;

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

A female Japanese Paradise Flycatcher. The male was in the thicket. The two were moving around calling back and forth to each other. Perhaps they were looking for a place to build a nest.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher that was near the Japanese Paradise Flycatcher.

Ruddy Kingfisher

The pair whose nest was destroyed by a typhoon two years ago and were rescued. I never found where they nested last year. Where will they build this year?

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