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

Ruddy Kingfisher, Ryukyu Scops Owl, Northern Boobook, Black Paradise Flycatcher, Black-naped Tern and more (video)

On Ishigaki Island, Ruddy Kingfisher, Ryukyu Scops Owl, Northern Boobook, Black Paradise Flycatcher, Malayan Night Heron, Black-naped Tern and many other birds are right in the middle of the breeding season.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A male Ryukyu Ruddy Kingfisher singing.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ryukyu Ruddy Kingfisher after bathing.

Ryukyu Scops Owl

A male Ryukyu Scops Owl. An individual that has bred at the same spot two years running.

Northern Boobook

A male Ryukyu Brown Hawk-Owl. Some Brown Hawk-Owls have already fledged, but the peak is after July begins.

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

A male Ryukyu Paradise Flycatcher.

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

A female Ryukyu Paradise Flycatcher moving along low branches. Presumably breeding, but details are unknown.

Malayan Night Heron

Female Malayan Night Heron.

Ishigaki Tit

Juvenile Ishigaki Tit. It was bathing in a small pool of water formed in a hollow of a tree.

Black-naped Tern

Incubating Bridled Tern. Two eggs are visible beneath its belly.

Categories: 野鳥