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

Schrenck's little bittern Ryukyu flycatcher Black-winged kite Crested serpent eagle Forest Wagtail

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

リュウキュウアカショウビン

メスはどこも抱卵に入っているので見つかるのはオスばかり。先週から一斉に抱卵に入りました。

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A male Ruddy Kingfisher paired with a different female from last year. They built their nest in a Formosan subterranean termite mound, but the entrance has broken open and the incubating female is in plain sight — I wonder if that's okay…

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

This one's mate, the female, also nested in a termite mound. About 10 m to the west of last year's site.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

He was every bit the male. I was worried this year because the birds were late to arrive on migration, but he came back to his usual territory. ^^

Categories: 野鳥