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

A Pair of Crested Serpent Eagles

As late March arrives, I am seeing Crested Serpent Eagle pairs more often. This is an active season for them, and road casualties also increase. More and more Purple Herons are beginning to show breeding plumage.

Spring migration is slowly getting underway. Waders are gradually increasing, and I also encountered a large flock of Eastern Yellow Wagtails apparently on the move.

Crested Serpent Eagle

A pair of Crested Serpent Eagles. The male is on the left. The area where this pair lives is surrounded by farmland, so traffic accidents seem unlikely to be a concern.

Crested Serpent Eagle

The female of the same individual as above. The newly purchased FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS with the SEL14TC teleconverter attached produces sharp results even on distant subjects.

Purple Heron

A Purple Heron showing just a hint of breeding plumage.

Common Greenshank

The first Common Greenshanks of the season — a few birds arrived.

A flock of more than 100 Eastern Yellow Wagtails resting in a sugarcane field. They looked as though they had just arrived.

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