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

ヤツガシラ5個体滞在中

ヤツガシラを探しに島を一周しました。北部東側集落に4羽、島の西側の崎枝半島に1羽いました。越冬するのかな?

他の情報によると平久保小学校や野底小学校の校庭にも飛来しているそうです。今年は、ヤツガシラの当たり年ですね。

Eurasian Hoopoe

A reasonably handsome Eurasian Hoopoe.

Eurasian Hoopoe

By the time I noticed the exposure was badly off, it had already gone into the undergrowth… ^^; This one alone is from the Sakieda Peninsula.

Eurasian Hoopoe

In the middle of moult — the feathers around the crest and face look rather ragged.

Eurasian Hoopoe

The feathers around the neck on this one look rather ragged.

Eurasian Hoopoe

Every hoopoe here seems to prey exclusively on this one species of cockroach.

Categories: 野鳥