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

早すぎるハシビロガモの飛来

7月も始まったばかりだというのに、もうハシビロガモが飛来しました。ふつーは石垣島では、11月ごろからカモの渡りが本格化するのですが、いったいどういうことなのでしょうか。

Northern Shoveler

An early-arriving Northern Shoveler. The primaries are badly worn. Late first breeding plumage? Non-breeding plumage?

Northern Shoveler

After a while it was moving around the paddy field, foraging.

Purple Heron

Juvenile Purple Heron. It comes to this feeding spot almost every day.

Purple Heron

It was tracking a bee flying right in front of it with its eyes.

Categories: 野鳥