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

クロハラアジサシ増量カイツブリ孵化

近所の川のクロハラアジサシは先日の3羽 が8羽へ増えました。翌日にはさらに増えて20羽以上となっていました。

カイツブリはヒナが5羽孵化。小さな沈砂池での繁殖ですが、カイツブリぐらいのサイズなら餌は間に合うのかな?

Whiskered Tern

White-winged Terns flying around.

Whiskered Tern

All eight birds came down onto the sandbar.

Whiskered Tern

A White-winged Tern bathing.

Whiskered Tern

With a tailwind from the shooting position, the White-winged Terns coming toward me were moving at quite a pace, but the AF on the SONY α1 with the FE 200-600mm kept up.

Whiskered Tern

A White-winged Tern that caught a freshwater prawn. The bird behind is coming in to steal it.

Whiskered Tern

One White-winged Tern fleeing, another in pursuit. It managed to escape without losing its catch.

For some reason the freshwater prawns were moving along the riverbed in the middle of the day.

This one is a freshwater prawn missing its right arm.

Little Grebe

A Little Grebe chick receiving a dragonfly nymph from its father.

Little Grebe

A sixth egg remains in the nest, but it looks like the nest was destroyed by heavy rain two days later.

Little Grebe

A Little Grebe chick trying to climb onto its mother's back.

Categories: 野鳥