A Ryukyu scops owl: frontal view

The owl was watching over its fledged chick. In Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan.

 

The Ryukyu scops owl or elegant scops owl (Otus elegans) is a small owl distributing in Ryukyu Islands of Japan and in islands of Taiwan and Philippines.

 

石垣島のリュウキュウコノハズクです。巣立ったヒナを見守っています。

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