A daily journal.
Mainly introducing wild birds of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, through photos.

オニアジサシ6羽とズグロカモメ

具志干潟にオニアジサシが6羽入りました。過去最高タイ記録です。ズグロカモメ1羽に越冬ミサゴも増えてきました。具志干潟にオニアジサシとズグロカモメは、10月末から11月上旬にかけての風物詩です。

オニアジサシは、満潮近くなると具志干潟上空を飛び回り、あちこちでドボンドボンと魚を捕まえていた。ズグロカモメはシオマネキを捕まえているようでした。

増えてきた越冬ミサゴも現れて魚を捕まえていた。

風向きが悪く、飛び込む姿は全て後ろからでした。南風が吹いてくれたらなー。

Caspian Tern

A Caspian Tern that caught a fish. It swallows it while flying around.

Caspian Tern

A Caspian Tern skimming the water surface.

Saunders's Gull

One Black-headed Gull. I expect the numbers will increase a bit more.

Caspian Tern / Saunders's Gull

Caspian Tern and Black-headed Gull.

Caspian Tern

This Caspian Tern has four primary feathers still to replace in its moult.

Caspian Tern

The wind direction was bad, and every plunge-dive was facing away from me. The hunt was successful — it has a fish in its bill.

Caspian Tern

Swallowed in one gulp while still in flight.

Caspian Tern / Saunders's Gull

Five Caspian Terns and one Black-headed Gull. The sixth Caspian Tern was flying around and I couldn't get a shot with all six together.

Osprey

An Osprey also came by from time to time and caught fish.

Categories: 野鳥