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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

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July 18, 2017
Japanese Scops Owl
Japanese Scops Owl

At this time of year large numbers of cryptotympana cicadas and Ryukyu brown cicadas emerge, so prey seems to be no problem. Not just the Scops Owls — Ruddy Kingfishers and others also frequently catch cicada larvae in the evening.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
840.0 mm
Aperture
F5.6
ISO
400
Exposure Time
1/250 sec
Altitude
27.5 m
Elevation
4.4 m
Date & Time Taken
July 17, 2017, 10 p.m.(JST)
Original
1750 × 1167 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

July 17, 2017 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
31.9 / 27.2 ℃
Total precipitation
1.40 mm
Max wind speed
2.28 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Japanese Scops Owl