BLUE ROCK THRUSH (Monticola solitarius) (See images below)
The photos below were taken on Sakurajima, a volcanic peninsula (formerly an island) off Kagoshima, on the south west side of Kyushu Island. This region has a sub-tropical climate. The blue rock thrush is considered as a ‘chat’, part of the category of the Old World flycatchers. The bird is about 9 inches long, and has bright blue plumage with a dark orange underside. It is omnivorous, and nests in rock cavities in mountainous areas, which is precisely the type of environment where the bird below was photographed and filmed.
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| Blue rock thrush, Sakurajima, Japan |
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| Blue rock thrush swallowing a berry |
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| Blue rock thrush on a rock, Japan |
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| Blue rock thrush in berry tree, Japan |
The bird filmed below was feeding on berries but was getting distracted by another bird passing by:
