Malayan Night Heron, Chinese Pond Heron, Crested Serpent Eagle Juvenile
While I was eating my packed lunch in the park, a juvenile Malayan Night Heron wandered up to me. It had not been fed by people — it just happened to approach. Even so, the lack of wariness in a juvenile Malayan Night Heron is worrying.
About three Chinese Pond Herons were wintering in the paddies. They seem to be foraging in a variety of habitats — dropping into drainage channels and disappearing into the grass.
I caught up for the first time in a while with "Hayate," the juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle released in November last year. It had moved more than 10 km south in a straight line from the release point. The area is close to town and has heavy traffic, so I worry it may be hit by a vehicle.
A juvenile Malayan Night Heron. Born last year, it is in the process of molting into adult plumage.
An adult Malayan Night Heron. It is still too early for nest-building, but it was picking up twigs.
A Chinese Pond Heron at a drainage channel, targeting small fish.
A Chinese Pond Heron in a rice paddy, catching small insects and the like as it walked along the field bank.
Crested Serpent Eagle "Hayate" — an individual that was rescued after a traffic accident and released back to the wild on 23 November last year. A green ring engraved with "8" is visible on the left leg.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail, first-winter plumage.
A flock of around 30 Red-throated Pipits wintering here.
A Grey Wagtail attacking its reflection in the mirror of an abandoned car. Judging by the droppings, this has apparently been going on for quite some time. Feeling sorry for it, I folded the mirror in.
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