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

1年2カ月ぶりのタゲリ

2017年12月に同所で4羽 見て以来のタゲリとの再会。今回は、成鳥のオス1羽と幼鳥2羽の合わせて3羽でした。観察していると野猫が現れ、驚いたタゲリが例の「ミューイ」という大きな鳴き声とともに飛び立ち、水の張った田んぼへ避難していました。

田んぼにはタカブシギもぼちぼち入りだしました。

Northern Lapwing

Adult male. Mid-moult from winter plumage to summer plumage.

Northern Lapwing

Juvenile. The crest is short and the face is brown. The brown feather edges are almost entirely worn away.

Northern Lapwing

It was trembling its feet rapidly in the water and along the paddy ridges to flush insects from the soil and catch them.

Wood Sandpiper

Numbers are still small, but Wood Sandpipers also appear to be stopping over on migration.

Categories: 野鳥