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

The female was outside. It is thought the chicks have grown large enough to be pushed out of the nest.

The Oriental Scops Owl is very expressive.

The chicks of this Oriental Scops Owl still appear to be small. Even after dark, the female did not leave the nest.

The male paired with the Oriental Scops Owl above. During the day he perches in the tree directly in front of the nest and keeps watch.

I thought something was caught near its right foot, but it was just a spider web reflecting the light. ^^;

The tree the male Japanese Sparrowhawk uses to watch for prey. The nest was also just a few dozen metres from here. It looks like things are still getting started.

An Oriental Scops Owl in such a conspicuous spot!! Could it be keeping an eye on a fledgling that has just left the nest?

Wiping its bill on a branch. That vacant expression is rather charming.

On alert when a crow flew nearby.

Again, an Oriental Scops Owl in a conspicuous spot.

The Brown Hawk-Owl was resting in a large banyan tree.

The Oriental Scops Owl is very expressive. Today it was oddly active from midday and was even catching prey.

It seems chicks have hatched in some Ruddy Kingfisher nests too — the parents were seen carrying food.

A male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher sitting on the nest. The tail feathers stick out well beyond the rim.

Partway through, the female took over. Since no food is being brought, the chicks have apparently not hatched yet.

The male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher would not come out far enough for a full-body shot.

A Brown Hawk-Owl was perched in a chinaberry tree. Which tree it is nesting in is unknown.

I found a new nesting tree for a Oriental Scops Owl. Nearby, the male is keeping watch. It cocks its head to one side — quite endearing. But when a crow came close, it launched a fierce attack and drove it off.

Walking through the windbreak with binoculars around my neck, I sensed something watching me. A female Oriental Scops Owl was visible from a small nest hole. She appears to still be incubating.