アオバズク巣立ちとまもなく巣立ちのコノハズク
リュウキュウアオバズクが2日に分けて巣立ちました。家族で並ぶシーンはありませんでしたが、可愛らしいヒナを撮影できました。リュウキュウコノハズクも各所で順調に子育て中で今か今かと楽しみにしています。
イシガキヒヨドリも子育て中のようでバッタを捕まえて巣へ運んでいました。
ムラサキサギも子育て中のはずですが、今年は繁殖が観察できず…。
The first chick, a Brown Hawk-Owl that fledged the day before. I've been watching several sites this year, but this is the first fledgling I've seen this season.
A parent keeping watch over its chick from a little distance away.
A female Oriental Scops Owl that has recently started poking her face out of the nest hole. The chicks must be getting bigger and the chamber getting cramped.
A male Oriental Scops Owl standing guard near the nest. Paired with the individual above. I finally figured out where it spends the day. ^^
A different pair from the one above. The female.
The male paired with the individual above. Looking ragged and worn out from raising chicks. ^^;
A Brown-eared Bulbul that had caught a grasshopper while raising chicks. It flew off to the nest with it shortly after.
A Purple Heron in the meadow. Possibly a young bird.
