A Eurasian Hoopoe standing alone by the roadside. Afterwards it was flushed by a bunch of noisy buggy riders. ^^;

Two Eurasian Hoopoes foraging together.

It seemed there were many insects hiding at the base of the tree — prime Hoopoe food.

A Eurasian Hoopoe glancing our way because my son was making noise.

There also seems to be plenty of food along the edge of the lawn.

A Chinese Pond Heron that suddenly appeared while I was watching a large flock of herons. Beautiful summer plumage. I rushed the shot and it came out blurry…. A total of three Chinese Pond Herons were recorded on the island.

Two Spotted Redshanks resting in the rice paddies. First-winter plumage.

Black-winged Stilts increased sharply; I saw several flocks of dozens of birds.

Herons gathered in the paddies: Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret, and Eastern Cattle Egret. Great Egrets are only seen on Ishigaki Island at this time of year. This individual is notably large-bodied with pale tibiae, so it is presumably what is known as the Great White Egret subspecies.