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

Ryukyu Scops Owl on Okinawa Main Island

Oct. 29, 2024
Japanese Scops Owl
Japanese Scops Owl

A Ryukyu Scops Owl that had come down to the ground. The Ryukyu Scops Owl's calls are more varied than those of the Ryukyu Scops Owl [Elegant Scops Owl] or Brown Hawk-Owl; this one was calling "Mew, mew, mew." It is the same as the call recorded in January 2022.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-1
Focal Length
474.0 mm
Aperture
F6.3
ISO
12800
Exposure Time
1/400 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
122.4 m
Date & Time Taken
Oct. 28, 2024, 3:29 a.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1706 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Oct. 28, 2024 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
28.8 / 25.7 ℃
Total precipitation
0.20 mm
Max wind speed
6.25 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Japanese Scops Owl