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

アカモズほか本日の野鳥

この時季にしては寒い一日でした。ホタルの出もいまいち。野鳥の方は、八重山では珍しいアカモズがいました。

アオバズク、コノハズク、アカショウビンは営巣の準備に入っています。サンコウチョウは鳴き声をあちこちの藪から聞こえるのですが、姿は見せず。リュウキュウキビタキも同じような状況です。

Ryukyu Green Pigeon

A green manure plant? A flock of several dozen Whistling Green Pigeons were eating the berries. They blended beautifully into the green.

Ryukyu Green Pigeon

A Whistling Green Pigeon resting on a branch. The eye color is striking.

Brown Shrike

There was a beautiful male Bull-headed Shrike in summer plumage.

White-cheeked Starling

There were still some White-cheeked Starlings around. The Pale Thrushes, Brown-headed Thrushes, and Dusky Thrushes seem to have already moved on.

Ruddy Kingfisher

In the evening I waited over two hours for a Ruddy Kingfisher courtship feeding, but in the end saw nothing… ^^;

Categories: 野鳥