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

まだまだヤツガシラ コムクドリも滞在中

漁港近くの公園にヤツガシラが1羽。小さな公園ですが、たまにヤツガシラが観察されます。今季も2羽ほど飛来しています。

石垣島で越冬していたムクドリの仲間はだんだん数が減ってきていますが、私の勤務先と自宅裏のタブノキには熟れた実を食べにコムクドリやカラムクドリ、ムクドリが群れで毎日のようにやってきます。

Eurasian Hoopoe

A Eurasian Hoopoe searching for prey in the planted shrubs at the edge of a park.

Eurasian Hoopoe

Shortly after this, a group with another guide approached carelessly and flushed it. Migratory birds are tired from their long journey — please watch them quietly from a distance.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Red-cheeked Starlings coming to the Machilus tree behind my house. White-cheeked Starlings and White-shouldered Starlings drop by occasionally as well.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

A female Red-cheeked Starling with a large berry in her bill.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

It seemed too big for the Red-cheeked Starling, and she had quite a struggle swallowing it.

Categories: 野鳥