Seasonal change of prey brought to an Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus nest during the breeding season in west Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Abstract

Prey brought to an Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus nest were recorded throughout the breeding season by means of a CCD camera system. Parents brought few food items during the courtship and incubation periods, but once the eggs had hatched prey consisted mainly of frogs and wasps, with the male bringing mainly hornets Vespa spp. and the female mainly yellow jackets Vespula spp.