キンバト、アオバズク巣立ち、アカショウビン、ズグロミゾゴイ(動画あり)
6月も中旬を過ぎるとキンバトとの出会いが多くなってきました。ほとんどオス個体ですが、たまにメスも。巣内のヒナが大きくなってきているからだと思われます。
リュウキュウアオバズクは今季初の巣立ちを確認。この時期から7月の上旬にかけてがアオバズクの巣立ちのピークとなります。
リュウキュウアカショウビンも子育て真っ盛りで、そろそろ巣立つところも出てくるでしょう。
自宅近くで痩せ気味のズグロミゾゴイのメスを発見。子育てで疲れているのでしょう。こちらは7月中旬ごろが巣立ちシーズンです。
A male Emerald Dove. It is tense at the calls of a Japanese Sparrowhawk.
Same individual as above. It was eating fallen fruit on the ground. At this time of year it favours fallen fruit from Macaranga and Mallotus.
An Emerald Dove from a different location. Also a male. Females have only recently started to be seen.
The first fledging of a Brown Hawk-Owl this season.
A female Ruddy Kingfisher. Her feathers were ruffled — she may have knocked into something. A male was nearby, so they are probably breeding in the area. The fact that the female is out suggests the chicks are growing well.
A tired-looking female Malayan Night Heron. She also appears to be raising young.