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

オオヨシキリ参上

昨年は11月に撮影できたオオヨシキリ 。本土ではアシ原でにぎやかにさえずっている姿を目にしますが、沖縄本島や八重山の越冬や渡りの個体は静かに草むらの中を移動するのでなかなか目にする機会がありません。

きょうはスコールの後、羽を乾かすためなのか、サトウキビ畑の端へ出てきた2羽を撮影することができました。

オオヨシキリは夏季、大陸でも繁殖していますが、石垣島へ渡ってくるのはどこからなのでしょう。

Great Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler — a scarce bird on Ishigaki Island. Juvenile. This was the best I could do at around 80 metres.

Great Reed Warbler

Two Oriental Reed Warblers — upper right and lower left in the frame. They were chasing each other around occasionally.

Great Reed Warbler

The Oriental Reed Warblers would sometimes call out in that loud voice of theirs.

Great Reed Warbler

It looked like they were picking up insects or something.

Great Reed Warbler

A gang of Oriental Reed Warblers that were constantly moving around and quite difficult to photograph.

Categories: 野鳥