A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

It gave me about five seconds of low-level flight.

I just managed to get a catchlight in the eye. ^^;

It's more than 100 metres away….

The Crested Serpent Eagle is usually teased by crows, but this individual was fighting off a whole flock.

I waited an hour and it finally took off — in exactly the direction I expected!!

The shooting conditions were extremely tough, though….

Crested Serpent Eagle with the Omoto mountain range behind it.

Just about to go sky-background. ^^;

Dragonflies to kill time.

Even getting it in the finder is tough. ^^;

Can't get the shot unless a fairly strong wind is blowing.

It's so hot the air is shimmering. ^^;

Close range, but it hasn't noticed me, so it's relaxed.

It noticed the shutter sound and tensed up a little.

Even smaller than a sparrow.

That soft morning light is great.

When I first spotted it, it was on a utility pole, but maybe it got too hot — it moved to a pine tree.

Went looking for juveniles, but only adults around….

Changed into winter plumage.

First of the year!!

Male Chinese Sparrowhawk.

Juvenile Chinese Sparrowhawk.

A kettle of Chinese Sparrowhawks.

Around 200 birds in this flock.

Ayapani glowing in the evening sun!!

Hungry and begging with soft calls.

I wanted to shoot it in flight, but it flew the other way on me… Disappointing.

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle on the forest road on the way back. Dark….

A Chinese Pond Heron resting on a branch.

A Black-winged Stilt actively foraging.

The sea looks like this….