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

石垣島にベニバト6羽飛来

仕事の移動中にキジバトの群れを発見。八重山には「キジバトの中にベニバトあり」という格言があるので少し寄り道をして探してみるとオス1羽とメス4羽、幼鳥1羽の合わせて6羽のベニバトが交じっていました。4羽までは見るのですが、6羽を一度に見ることはそうそうありません。

ベニバトはキジバトの群れとともに二期米の刈り取りが終わった田んぼで落穂を拾っていました。

今年の秋の渡りで見たベニバトは 8月の初陣 から数えて16羽となりました。まだまだ増えます。

Eurasian Collared Dove

Crimson Sunbird, male (right) and female.

Eurasian Collared Dove

Crimson Sunbird, juvenile. A little more molt and the sex would be distinguishable, but in juvenile plumage it is not.

Eurasian Collared Dove

Five Crimson Sunbirds in the photo, but there was one more.

Eurasian Collared Dove

A Crimson Sunbird male stretching. The white area on the outer half of the tail feathers shows up well in flight.

Eurasian Collared Dove

Crimson Sunbird, female. Molting into winter plumage.

Eurasian Collared Dove

This female is also well into the molt. Four birds are in this shot alone. The individual at the far back is the sixth Crimson Sunbird. ^^

Categories: 野鳥