Black Paradise Flycatcher almost ready to fledge; Ruddy Kingfisher, Northern Boobook fledge; Ryukyu Scops Owl (video)
The Ryukyu Black Paradise Flycatcher chicks are coming along well — fledging is imminent. One Ryukyu Northern Boobook fledged, though by evening it had returned to the nest.
Near my home, a Ryukyu Scops Owl is raising young; in the grounds of a nearby primary school, a Ryukyu Ruddy Kingfisher is doing the same. One chick has fledged from the Ruddy Kingfisher nest at a mango orchard — around three more appear to still be inside.
There appear to be two Japanese Paradise Flycatcher chicks. The male parent came to the nest. After feeding them, he carried their droppings away from the nest in his bill.
This is the female parent.
A Brown Hawk-Owl chick that had fledged. It returned to the nest again that same day. Like the Ryukyu Scops Owl earlier this season, it was the first time I had seen this.
The female parent watching over the fledgling.
The male parent a short distance away.
At the Ryukyu Scops Owl nest near my home, only the male is keeping watch, so the chicks are probably still small.
A Ruddy Kingfisher raising chicks in a primary school playground. It was perched in front of the nest hole, giving the impression it was encouraging the chicks to fledge.
The first Ruddy Kingfisher fledgling of the season was at a mango farm.
Related Posts
- コーヒー農園で営巣のリュウキュウアカショウビン（Aug. 9, 2012）
- 沖縄本島にコクガン(動画あり)（March 29, 2017）
- 救助から3日目のアカショウビンのヒナ（Aug. 8, 2017）
- 農園のリュウキュウアカショウビン巣立ち(動画あり)（July 17, 2015）
- 都会のサンコウチョウ子育て中(動画あり)（June 6, 2018）
- Second Pectoral Sandpiper of the season, Northern Lapwing, Crested Serpent Eagle and more (video)（Oct. 20, 2022）
- 大きくなったツミのヒナと無理やり巣に入るアオバズク（June 22, 2018）
- Birdwatching on Yonaguni Island（Nov. 10, 2025）
- ヤツガシラ、クロウタドリ、ソリハシセイタカシギと八重山3留鳥ほか（March 20, 2020）
- ヤツガシラ5個体滞在中（Jan. 26, 2015）