We flew to the
islands to attend a wedding and took the time to drive to a forest near Naze,
Amami city where I hoped to see the Lidth’s Jay. We caught a glimpse of a pair
passing by and later, on the edge of the wood found another pair feeding on
nuts near a stream.
Lidth’s Jay, ルリカケス
There
were a large number of raptors in and around the mountains, mostly Grey-faced
Buzzards
Grey-faced
Buzzard, サシバ
In the nature
reserve we found flowers of the plant called yakkosou, or Mitrastemon Yamamotoi, which are related
to the Rafflesia that mysterious flower that is the largest in the world and
grows in Borneo.
Mitrastemon Yamamotoi, ヤツコソウ
I think I will visit Amami Ohshima again some
time next year.
