Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu) Photo Collection

A collection of photos of Brown Hawk-Owls taken mainly on Ishigaki Island.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu) Photo Collection

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A male Brown Hawk-Owl keeping watch in the rain.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A fledgling Brown Hawk-Owl, two or three days after leaving the nest.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A Brown Hawk-Owl the day after fledging.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A pair of Brown Hawk-Owls. The male is on the left, the female on the right.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

I can't get enough of those eyes — like glass marbles. A male Brown Hawk-Owl.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

Incubating. A female.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A male Brown Hawk-Owl.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

It was catching dragonflies and moths in the air.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A Brown Hawk-Owl chick. It was perched at roughly eye level in the blazing sun. By evening it had moved up into a tall tree.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

It was an extremely hot day, so the bill was held half open.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

Brown Hawk-Owl in autumn. When bad weather keeps hunting poor, they come out to hunt earlier in the evening.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

The fresh green leaves were beautiful, true to the name Aoba (blue-leaf) Hawk-Owl.

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ryukyu)

A Brown Hawk-Owl heading out to hunt in the evening.