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

サカツラガン過去最多数で飛来 今季初のホシハジロなど

昨年のサカツラガン4羽 も多かったのですが、ことしはサカツラガン過去最多数の5羽で飛来しました。

近くに沖縄では珍鳥なマガモのオスもいたのですが、警戒心が強くて写真は撮れず。

今季初のホシハジロは1羽で飛来。オナガガモと行動を共にしていました。

クロツラヘラサギは島内の複数箇所に何羽か散らばって越冬中。

Bar-headed Goose

Adult Swan Goose. No white at the base of the bill — perhaps a young bird?

Bar-headed Goose

Five Swan Geese. They were grazing on grass.

Bar-headed Goose

Swan Goose, adult. Sex unknown.

Bar-headed Goose

It let its guard down completely and dozed off.

Common Pochard

Common Pochard, adult male in breeding plumage.

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail, adult. Transitioning from eclipse to breeding plumage.

Northern Pintail / Common Pochard

A Tufted Duck (right) and a Northern Pintail that stayed behind even as the wary Spot-billed Duck flock took flight.

Black-faced Spoonbill

Five Black-faced Spoonbills at two spots in the paddies in the same area. This is a young individual.

Categories: 野鳥