Two Black Drongos, Red Collared Dove, Ruddy Kingfisher and others (video)
Two Black Drongos turned up at a different location from the three seen the other day. That makes six individuals this season. Birds are also appearing on Iriomote Island and Okinawa Main Island at the same time. Across the Nansei Islands, numbers seem higher than usual.
Red Collared Dove arrived as a male and female pair. After a heavy downpour, the female stopped showing, but the male was foraging on the ground.
The Ruddy Kingfisher near my home sees me so often every day that it pays me no attention at all. I also managed to get video of it singing and dancing.
A Black Drongo after a downpour. It sat motionless on a branch tip — apparently drying its feathers.
A male Pale-vented Pigeon picking food off the ground.
In the middle of the downpour, it seemed to know exactly which branch would keep it out of the rain.
A male Ruddy Kingfisher near my home. Completely unfazed even when villagers passed below. ^^;
It had several favourite perches, and after the rain cleared it was actively taking prey.
A Crested Serpent Eagle on the forest road. Blood-sucking insects were swarming around its face and it looked none too pleased.
White-winged Terns appearing sporadically as passage birds. More individuals in summer plumage now.
A flock of ten Common Greenshanks came down into the paddies during the downpour. As soon as the rain stopped they took off and moved on.