繁殖順調なアカショウビン、リュウキュウコノハズク、アオバズク(動画あり)
石垣島内では、リュウキュウアカショウビン、リュウキュウコノハズク、リュウキュウアオバズクの繁殖が順調に進んでいます。
現在、アカショウビン7、リュウキュウコノハズク4、アオバズク3カ所で確認中。大雨や台風の被害に遭わず無事に巣立つことを祈るばかりです。
A male Ruddy Kingfisher. Completely unafraid of people.
Same individual as above. A single white feather on the right side of the head is the distinguishing mark.
The same individual. The characteristics of a male Ruddy Kingfisher come through well here.
A Ruddy Kingfisher in Banna Park. Also a male.
A female Ryukyu Scops Owl. This tree hollow has been used four years in a row. The female is believed to be the same individual.
The male paired with the individual above. No conclusive way to tell whether it is the same bird as in previous years.
A new male Ryukyu Scops Owl. The female was incubating and could not be seen.
A male Brown Hawk-Owl. Nesting at a spot a little distance from where it raised chicks last year. The tree hollow being used is shallow, and the incubating female's head was visible from outside. ^^;