ブロンズトキ滞在中、ジャワアカガシラサギ夏羽登場
ブロンズトキはまだ滞在中です。ジャワアカガシラサギの美しい夏羽個体もやってきました。どちらも警戒心がなく観察、撮影ともに容易です。
今季初のアオアシシギとヒバリシギ、セイタカシギも確認しました。ムラサキサギの幼鳥も現れ出しました。繁殖は無事に終えることができたようです。
林道にはカンムリワシがいました。子育て中だと思われます。8月下旬以降に巣立った幼鳥が現れると思います。
先日、巣立ちしたリュウキュウコノハズクを見に行くと、カラスと親鳥がバトルをしていました。カラス4羽を相手に大立ち回りのようです。
The Glossy Ibis seems to have a favourite paddy — it is always in the same spot.
A Javan Pond Heron in breeding plumage — a long-awaited visitor. It has a different kind of beauty from the Chinese Pond Heron.
On Ishigaki-jima the temperature is around 32°C, so it is breathing with its mouth open. It looks hot.
The Javan Pond Heron was catching small creatures in the grass along the paddy bunds and in the rice paddies.
A Common Greenshank — my first confirmed record of the season. More and more will be passing through from here on.
Confirmed a few Long-toed Stints. Late summer plumage — no birds in winter plumage yet.
First Black-winged Stilt of the season as well. Just a single male.
First Purple Heron juvenile of the season. Things should get lively with adults and juveniles from here on.
A Ryukyu Scops Owl that had been locked in a battle with a crow.
An adult Crested Serpent Eagle on the forest road. Let's hope it can finish raising its chicks safely.