アカショウビン2つがい、リュウキュウツミ、カンムリワシ
アカショウビンは早いペアでは、すでに放卵に入っているところもあるようですが、近所のアカショウビンは巣作り中でした。別のアカショウビンのペアは2羽でいつも行動していいて、巣穴掘りはまだの様子。求愛給餌のそぶりもありません。
ツミもそろそろ繁殖シーズン。縄張り上空を飛び回る個体をよく見ます。鳴き声もひんぱんに聞こえてきます。
カンムリワシは抱卵に入っているようで、出会う機会が減っていますが、この日は2個体と遭遇しました。
A Ruddy Kingfisher near my home. It was in the middle of nest-building.
Another Ruddy Kingfisher close to home. The female is in the foreground, the male behind.
The male of the pair above.
The same pair as above. The female is on top, the male below.
An adult male Ryukyu Pygmy Falcon.
This individual was completely unconcerned — it didn't mind even when a motorbike passed underneath.
A Crested Serpent Eagle on a forest road. Bloodsucking insects were swarming around its face and it looked thoroughly annoyed.
A Crested Serpent Eagle on farmland. It seemed to be waiting for prey to flush from a sugarcane field being worked nearby.
