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

ヤンバルクイナ

ある一部のエリアでたくさんいました!!

かなりおっとりして、かつ飛べないので、マングースや野猫にやられたらひとたまりも無いだろうなー。

Okinawa Rail
Okinawa Rail

An unfamiliar field, but after finding this individual I ended up seeing more than ten birds.

For some reason it was sitting down. ^^;

Okinawa Rail
Okinawa Rail

The wings looked large enough to fly, but the muscles are probably atrophied.

Okinawa Rail
Okinawa Rail

It was bigger than I expected, and when I first saw it, it had a strangely eerie presence.

The call is quite loud. ^^;

Categories: 野鳥