Blue rock thrush parents raise baby chick at vegetable shop, “endearing” chick waits patiently through its hunger
Blue rock thrush chick (left) being fed by its parent at the corner of a vegetable shelf, on May 1 at the Ogimi Village Revitalization Center
May 10, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ikue Asato
(Ogimi) On April 29, two blue rock thrush parents were found devoting themselves to childrearing at the vegetable shop at the Ogimi Village Revitalization Center. The sight of the birds warmed the hearts of the shop staff and customers.
A male and female blue rock thrush were found alternately gazing at the corner of the vegetable shop from an electrical wire, as if on a lookout. The shop staff realized that there was a chick there. The parents appeared to care for their baby when there were few customers, with the male approaching the chick with food in its mouth and the chick appearing at the sound of the female’s voice.
Shop attendant Michiko Sakiyama, age 49, said with a smile, “We don’t hear anything when the parents aren’t here. It’s as though [the chick] is saying, ‘look, I’m keeping quiet!’ It’s sweet and endearing.”
The staff said that they saw off the blue rock thrush chick as it safely left the nest on May 3.
(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)
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