Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Ryukyu Scops Owl, and Ruddy Kingfisher (video)
I spotted the second Pheasant-tailed Jacana of the season while out birding with my daughter. ^^ The bird was some distance away, so I showed her on the camera monitor — she was delighted: "So cute!!" The individual from a few days ago was in transition to first-summer plumage, but this one appeared to be an adult. The video has the sound of my daughter breathing through her nose. ^^;
The Ryukyu Scops Owl on watch duty was perched in a lower tree than usual. I expect the chicks will fledge around the end of this month.
I found a new Ruddy Kingfisher nest — it looked as though they were still digging it out. In the video you can hear the male and female calling back and forth as they excavate the nest hole.
The second Pheasant-tailed Jacana of the season. It appeared to stay for only one day.
A Ryukyu Scops Owl male at eye level.
A Ruddy Kingfisher male looking up at the nest hole. The nest had been dug in a spot that made it easy to observe.
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