A daily record.
Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

久しぶりのカンムリワシ(動画あり)

July 22, 2014
Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

It caught a large Cane Toad. Even with both eyes gouged out the toad held on stubbornly, and after more than an hour of struggling the owl flipped it over and tore into its belly. It seems to avoid the poison glands. Partway through, a juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle showed up but was completely ignored and eventually wandered off. The video also captures the juvenile calling in a rather pitiful voice.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
600.0 mm
Aperture
F4.0
ISO
400
Exposure Time
1/1000 sec
Altitude
11.7 m
Elevation
3.3 m
Date & Time Taken
July 21, 2014, 9:51 a.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1706 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

July 21, 2014 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
30.0 / 28.1 ℃
Total precipitation
0.10 mm
Max wind speed
9.78 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Crested Serpent Eagle