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

Asian koel Iriomote Tit Schrenck's little bittern Collared Kingfisher Eurasian Hoopoe

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
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カンムリワシ幼鳥5個体目

カンムリワシ幼鳥の5個体目です。ちょっと元気のない個体で心配です。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

The fifth individual this year, a juvenile. I wanted to photograph it in flight, but it seemed a bit weak — could only get about a metre off the ground and couldn't land on a branch… It walked up the mountain slope on foot and made its way up into the trees by climbing branch to branch. One to keep an eye on.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

The first individual I found this year. It's always near the utaki. The utaki is off-limits, so I shot from the road.

Categories: 野鳥