GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR
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.
まだまだ気温が高いので、あまり集まっていませんでした。
Even on a well-populated branch, around 20 individuals at most. ^^;
They take flight when approached.
When I open and close my hand, the Ideopsis similis moves its wings in time with it.
The wintering grounds are streams like this.
The trees growing here are larger than in other valleys. I wonder if they've been here a long time?
あやぱにばまらしょうり びるぱにばしいだしょうり
しょんがつぬすとぅむでぃ ぐゎんじつぬあさぱな
あがるかいとびちぃけ てぃだばかめまいちぃけ
というわけで、今年もよろしくお願いします。
Sunset light would have been better, but here's a Ryukyu Robin caught in the evening sun. ^^
A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle running about energetically on New Year's Day.
It had caught a land crab.
First sunset of the year. ^^
シロハラ多いなー。
When I'm photographing Crested Serpent Eagles, a Pale Thrush will sometimes appear, calling in alarm.
Another Pale Thrush on alert for the Crested Serpent Eagle.
昨年と同様、今年もカンムリワシの幼鳥は多めです。
A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle burst out of the undergrowth and landed on a branch directly overhead. I slipped away quietly so as not to startle it… ^^;
An adult Crested Serpent Eagle on a rock.
A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle perched on a snag in the wetland, watching for prey. Another juvenile was perched nearby as well.
The other juvenile. The first one was driven off by an adult, but this one ignored being sandwiched between two adults. ^^;
Scrambled by an adult, it just threatened back and wouldn't budge. A pretty nervy juvenile.
Returning the adult's threat calls with threats of its own!!
今日はサシバだけ。牧草刈りやキビ刈りやってるのに、カンムリワシはいない。
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th primaries are missing.
A Grey-faced Buzzard on the perch reserved for Crested Serpent Eagles. If the owner notices, it's going to get a smacking. ^^;
キビ畑から飛び出してきた大きなクマネズミを捕まえました!!
It caught what was probably the largest rat I've ever seen. When the female tried to steal it, the bird carried it off into the bushes!! The rat was still alive and struggling desperately to escape.
This one is a different individual. A miss. ^^;
北部の沢で集団越冬。
There were around 300 Ideopsis similis present.
今日は、遅めの探鳥でしたが7羽ほど見つかりました。^^
A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle. Afterwards it was being chased around by an adult.
An adult Crested Serpent Eagle moving in to drive off the juvenile above.
I've been seeing Crested Serpent Eagles in pairs more often. It's breeding season.
ミュージシャンでありバーダーでもあるioraさん(http://www.iora.jp)と伊藤大輔さん(http://www.daisuke-ito.net)と共に石垣島バードウォッチングに行ってきました。^^
みなさん、ホームフィールドでもないのにみつけるみつける…。^^;
天気もよく楽しい一日でしたー。
夜は、すけあくろでライブを見てきました。素晴らしい演奏と歌声でしたよ。野鳥好きのひともそうでないひとも是非一度聞いてみてください!!
The weather was fine at Hirakubo too. ^^
The weather was fine at Kuurá too. ^^
昼過ぎからの探鳥だったので、見られたカンムリワシは2羽だけ。^^;
A Crested Serpent Eagle on a forest road.
A Crested Serpent Eagle in the rice paddies.
人馴れしたジョウビタキがいたので撮ろうとしたら、上空をサシバが舞って、ジョウビタキや近くにいたシロハラなど一斉に見えなくなりました…。^^;
It appeared to be catching small insects on the lawn.