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

Javan pond heron Eurasian Hoopoe Iriomote Tit Asian koel Black-winged kite

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

珍鳥、冬のカッコウ

夏場に2回ほど見たことがありますが、冬に見たのは初めてです。越冬個体なんでしょうか?

Common Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

It was so incredibly far away that I used a 2× extender and cropped heavily on top of that. ^^;

At first I thought it was a large Japanese Sparrowhawk and raised my binoculars, then realised it was a Common Cuckoo and scrambled to shoot it… ^^;

Categories: 野鳥