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

飛ぶハジロクロハラアジサシ、ツバメチドリ、クロハラアジサシ

数日前から滞在しているハジロクロハラアジサシは石垣島内に2カ所で合わせて3羽いました。

ツバメチドリは十数羽だったのが、50羽になり、80羽になりどんどん増えています。

クロハラアジサシは島内各所で数羽の群れが見られます。

White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern juvenile in flight.

Oriental Pratincole

Adult Oriental Pratincole flying low.

Whiskered Tern

A White-cheeked Tern juvenile that had caught a large Lesser Emperor dragonfly.

White-winged Tern

A White-winged Tern coming toward me.

Whiskered Tern

The White-cheeked Tern's prey was so large it nearly dropped it several times.

White-winged Tern

A White-winged Tern that came down into the paddy. An individual in mid-moult from juvenile to first-winter plumage. I found another White-winged Tern in the same area.

White-winged Tern

White-winged Terns and Oriental Pratincoles are resting on the paddy bunds.

White-winged Tern

I thought it might take a bath, but it flew off just like that.

Whiskered Tern

A juvenile White-winged Tern bathing.

Oriental Pratincole

An adult Oriental Pratincole bathing.

White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern flies differently from Black-bellied Tern, so you can tell them apart somehow even from a distance.

Categories: 野鳥