A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

A Ryukyu Scops Owl chick roosting lower than breast height.

The chick watched me for a while, then lost interest and fell asleep after this. ^^

The male parent of the fledgling above. With so many crows around, it probably gets little rest.

A female Ruddy Kingfisher. Moult does not seem to have started yet — a clean-looking individual.

It caught prey twice, but ate both itself without carrying anything to the juvenile. ^^;

A juvenile sleeping on a tree branch. This is the offspring of the bird above. Unlike the parent, the bill is dark and the breast feathers have a scaly pattern.

As expected, the first chick — the largest — fledged first.

It is holding its bill open because of the heat.

The second chick, which fledged the day after the first. It was fed a grasshopper by the female parent. I could not locate the first chick.

The second chick has more down than the first, hasn't it. Individual identification is also possible from a mark on the bill.

The male parent watching over the fledged first chick.

The female parent searching for prey.

The second chick appeared to be getting enough food and was relaxed.

A Malayan Night Heron chick about two weeks after hatching.

A Malayan Night Heron chick about 30 days after hatching, eight days before fledging. At this stage the nest is still largely intact.

A Malayan Night Heron five days before fledging. The nest has been mostly broken apart.

It stood out clearly thanks to its long trailing tail and pale, bright coloration. I was surprised to get such a good look at it.