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

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GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR

Go where the birds are. The SHIMASOBA Tour launches.

We'll drive you around Ishigaki Island to wherever the birds are showing best that day. Observation is mostly from inside the vehicle, and we keep it to a maximum of 3 guests so everyone can take their time.

Max. 3 guests 4 hours in the morning Beginners welcome
Check availability and book

サシバの渡り

石垣島でもサシバの渡りがやってきましたー。この日を待っていました!!

超トリミングしています。

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

It came back again this year!!

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

An adult Grey-faced Buzzard. It turned and showed me its back.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A juvenile Grey-faced Buzzard. The vertical streaking on the belly marks it as a juvenile.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

An adult Grey-faced Buzzard.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Clouds started moving in….

Categories: 野鳥

カンムリワシの幼鳥2羽

強風の中、幼鳥が元気にえさ取りしていました。

近くの海岸には、アカショウビンが!!明日あたり海を越えるのでしょうか。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

As expected of a raptor — and this look, even as a juvenile!!

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

This individual showed no fear of people whatsoever.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

This individual was on the far side of the field. Doesn't seem to like humans much….

Categories: 野鳥

サシバの渡り飛来数最大

15:00から18:00の間に約1800羽のサシバが渡っていきました!!

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A Grey-faced Buzzard gleaming in the evening sun.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

The second-largest hawkpillar of the day.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Riding the northeast wind southward.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A Grey-faced Buzzard looking straight into the camera.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

There were a lot of juveniles mixed in.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A flock of Grey-faced Buzzards heading for Iriomote Island.

Categories: 野鳥

ミサゴのペア

明日撮影の新空港に下見にいくと、ミサゴがいました!!しかもペアらしく仲良くランデブー。^^

Osprey
Osprey

A female Osprey against a blue sky.

Osprey
Osprey

It seemed to be a favourite perch — they kept coming back to it after each rendezvous. The upper bird is the male, the lower the female.

Categories: 野鳥

カンムリワシ沢山

同じ田んぼにカンムリワシが4羽(成鳥2羽、幼鳥2羽)いましたー。

夕方、同じ場所でExtender EF2×IIIのテスト。ロクヨンとの組み合わせだとかなり良いです!!

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A Barn Swallow attacking a juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle that had spotted a crab dozens of metres away and was moving in.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Got the crab!!

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle taking off from the undergrowth.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Unfortunately, the wingtips were clipped….

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

An adult Crested Serpent Eagle diving into a reservoir.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

The Extender EF×2III is impressive. This rendering even in harsh backlit conditions!!

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Extender EF×1.4III, 100% crop.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Extender EF×2III, 100% crop. With the 1D X's AF now supporting f/8, autofocus works at 1200mm f/8. ^^

Categories: 撮影機材 / 野鳥

カンムリワシの飛翔

早起きは三文の徳。^^

今朝も、仕事に行く前2時間ほどカンムリワシウォッチング!!

1200mmは大きく撮れていいんだけど、まともに撮ろうとするといろいろ大変…。^^;

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

No crop. Fills the frame completely — what presence!!

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Also no crop. With the 600mm and 2× extender, the Crested Serpent Eagle fills the frame. ^^;

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Spots prey and dives!!

Categories: 野鳥

カンムリワシ10連続写真

1/1000秒で10コマ連続撮影しました。時間にして0.833秒間ぐらい。

オートフォーカス追いついていますねー。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 1.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 2.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 3.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 4.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 5.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 6.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 7.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 8.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 9.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Frame 10.

Categories: 野鳥

カンムリワシ幼鳥2羽・成鳥1羽

幼鳥2羽と成鳥4羽がいましたが、撮れたのは2羽と1羽だけ…。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle cowering as it is threatened by an adult.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

I thought it was flying toward me, but it banked away halfway. ^^;

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Diving steeply into a stream.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

It clouded over before 6 a.m., so the light is really dark. ^^;

Categories: 野鳥