久しぶりに沖縄本島南部見回り
久しぶりに沖縄本島南部をぐるっと回って来ました。サンコウチョウはそろそろ巣作りしててもいいのですが、見つからず。ツミ、アオバズク、ヒヨドリは抱卵中。シロガシラは巣に餌を頻繁に運んでいたのでヒナが孵っている模様。
海岸の鳥影は薄かった。エリマキシギはまだいました。
南部のオオコノハズクのポイントを2カ所回るも発見できず…。^^;
A female Japanese Sparrowhawk flew down right to my feet and started sunning her wings. There's a limit to how comfortable a bird should be around people… ^^;
The male was incubating, so the female was resting in the shade of a tree.
The male on the nest.
The Brown Hawk-Owl in Naha city is still incubating as well. Last year, heavy rain that continued toward the end of June flooded the nest and the pair abandoned the attempt. I really hope they make it this year.
The Brown Hawk-Owl nesting just a few dozen metres from the Japanese Sparrowhawk's nest tree is also incubating.
The Light-vented Bulbul was carrying food to its chicks. What it has in its bill is an Iwasaki grass cicada.
The Ruff was still there.
I walked right under the nest without noticing and a Brown-eared Bulbul flushed out. Looks like it was incubating. Brown-eared Bulbul nests always seem to be tucked into this kind of messy spot.