Remembering JoStar
給鷲星的一封信－懷念鷲星
Remembering JoStar
給鷲星的一封信－懷念鷲星
June 8, 2026
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給鷲星的一封信－懷念鷲星
JoStar is a Crested Serpent Eagle baby in Pingtung, Taiwan. The nest cam, a collaboration between Xinchang Ecological Research Ltd. and NPUST Bird Ecology Lab, officially went live on May 13, 2026, but it ended because JoStar passed away suddenly on June 1, 2026.
「鷲星」是誕生於台灣屏東的大冠鷲寶寶。由昕昌生態科研有限公司與屏東科技大學鳥類生態研究室共同合作，在2026年5月13日開始育雛直播，但在2026年6月1日結束，因為鷲星突然的離世。
Dear JoStar:
On the morning of June 1, 2026, I watched through a screen as you struggled to breathe and looked very unwell. No one can truly understand how much pain and discomfort you were going through at that moment.
You didn't deserve such an ending. I know you wouldn't have wanted it, and neither would your parents. That is why I wanted to paint you with a gentle smile and eyes shining like stars. I hope you are living happily in another world.
While looking through close-up screenshots as reference, I noticed the soft white feathers on your body. They looked like tiny stars quietly dancing around you.
Special thanks to the research team for sharing the nest cam livestream. Through their work, people have been able to observe the lives of wild animals more closely, understand the challenges they face, and reflect on the relationship between humans and the natural world.
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親愛的鷲星：
2026.6.1 早上，隔著螢幕看見你很不舒服，沒有誰能真正體會你當時身體承受的折磨有多麼痛苦。
你不值得這樣的結局，也知道你不希望這樣，你的爸爸媽媽也是，但想畫一張看起來像在微笑的你、眼神像星星一樣閃閃發亮的你，希望你在另一個世界開心生活。
看著一些之前特寫的截圖作為參考資料，發現鷲星身上的白色絨羽，看起來像躲在他身上輕輕跳舞的星星一樣。
特別感謝研究團隊透過育雛直播，讓大眾能更近距離去了解到野生動物們所面臨的挑戰、觀察他們的生活歷程、進而反思人類與生態的關係。
JoStar's Mother | 鷲星的媽媽 Click for more info 點擊查看更多介紹
In the lower-left corner of the image is JoStar's mother.
When JoStar was lying on the ground, breathing heavily and clearly feeling unwell, she returned to the nest carrying a large amount of leaves and branches and covered him with them. The exact reason for this behavior is still unknown. One explanation that I find convincing is that animals can sense when death is approaching, and the mother may have been trying to hide JoStar from potential predators. Others believe she was simply trying to make him more comfortable by providing shade or shelter.
She stayed by his side until the very end. In this artwork, I chose to show some leaves covering JoStar to express the care and protection his mother gave him. She was the one who spent the most time with him—shielding him from the sun and rain, sharing meals, and sleeping beside him.
There is also a moth resting on the mother's head. It often appeared at night and was frequently seen perched there. I was told that it is a Eudocima homaena, a species that may obtain protein by feeding on the tears of birds.
畫面左下角是媽媽的剪影。
在小朋友(鷲星)趴在地上喘氣、很不舒服的時候，她收集好多枝葉回到巢裡，蓋在鷲星身上，確切原因不明，目前看到覺得比較有說服力的說法是說，動物能感覺到瀕死的氣息，為了不讓天敵發現，把鷲星蓋起來，也有人說是希望小朋友不那麼難受、遮陽之類的。
直到鷲星過世的時候，媽媽也都守在旁邊，在作品的安排上，稍微蓋在鷲星身上，是想表達媽媽對他的照顧，平常也是媽媽陪伴的時間最多，幫他遮陽擋雨、一起吃飯、一起睡覺。
頭上有一隻蛾，時常在晚上出沒，停在媽媽的頭上。聽說那是一隻鑲落葉裳蛾 (Eudocima homaena)，似乎會吸取鳥類的淚水來攝取蛋白質。
JoStar's Father | 鷲星的爸爸 Click for more info 點擊查看更多介紹
In the upper-right corner is JoStar's father, carrying a lizard in his talons. His main role was hunting, patrolling the area around the nest, and protecting his family, so he did not spend much time in the nest.
On the day JoStar passed away, researchers came to remove his body. It was only afterward that his father returned with a lizard, never having the chance to see him one last time.
After returning, the father kept calling out. He flew off several times to patrol the area, calling repeatedly before coming back to the nest. The lizard remained tightly held in his talons, seemingly intended for JoStar. He looked around constantly, appearing confused as he searched for his chick. It was the longest time I had ever seen him stay at the nest.
I still remember that moment clearly. While I was eating lunch in my office, I watched him calling again and again, still holding the lizard and searching everywhere for JoStar. I was so overwhelmed with sadness that I couldn't finish my meal.
右上角是爸爸的剪影，腳上抓著一隻蜥蜴。爸爸的工作主要是負責打獵、在巢位周邊巡邏跟保護，所以在巢裡的時間不多。
鷲星過世的當天，研究人員過去把他的屍體帶走之後，阿爸才帶著一隻蜥蜴回來，沒能見上最後一面。
當時爸爸也一直在出聲呼喚，飛出去巡了幾次、不斷呼叫，再回到巢裡，腳仍緊抓著蜥蜴，應該是要給鷲星的，東張西望的樣子感覺很困惑，那是我看過爸爸在巢裡時間最長的一次。
我還記得爸爸回來不斷呼喚、腳上一直抓著蜥蜴、四處探頭尋找的時候，我正坐在辦公室吃午餐，我哭到吃不下去。
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On June 2, 2026, according to a preliminary necropsy conducted by the Bird Ecology Laboratory of National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, poisoning has been identified as a possible cause of JoStar's death. The exact cause is still under investigation, and further laboratory results have yet to be announced.
Even if the final results show that JoStar did not die from consuming a contaminated prey, the impact of human-used chemicals on wildlife remains an important issue that deserves attention.
2026.6.2 透過屏東科技大學鳥類生態研究室的病理解剖，初步判斷有很高的可能性是中毒死亡，確切死因仍待後續的化驗結果公告，
就算最終結果不是因為吃到受毒物污染的獵物而死亡，野生動物因為人類用藥的生存威脅也值得被重視。
Medium: Digital media (Krita)
創作媒材：數位媒體 (Krita)
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