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

While watching shorebirds in the rice fields, an Oriental Pratincole came plunging down. It drank for a while, then took off again.

Three Far Eastern Curlews were resting in the rice fields. This seems to be a roost — they come in towards evening.

There were also snipe. Probably Swinhoe's Snipe, but I couldn't get conclusive evidence…

The Little Ringed Plovers were in a flock of a dozen or so.

It seems to be finding food — the crop is visibly bulging.

A charming Forest Wagtail on the Dakada forest road. This individual was quite wary.

This Forest Wagtail was at Kabira Ishizaki. A confiding individual.

At the trailhead plaza of Mt. Omoto. Also a confiding individual.

The same Forest Wagtail as above. This bird kept walking steadily closer toward me.

It caught a large caterpillar.

It caught a grasshopper or something similar. The Forest Wagtail was walking along the edge of the trail, swinging its body from side to side, picking up small insects one after another.