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.
一日中小雨が降り、梅雨らしい石垣島地方です。小雨の中、アカショウビンは活発に動き回り、きょうは8羽ほど観察できました。^^
The bachelor Ruddy Kingfisher looks lonely again today, all on its own… ^^;
Female Ruddy Kingfisher. Around three pairs are moving about actively along the forest road on Yarabu-dake. Perhaps they are looking for a nesting site.
Male Ruddy Kingfisher. Paired with the individual above.
営巣木が工事現場に取り囲まれてしまい、今年の営巣は絶望視していたのですが、なんと今夏も戻ってきていました。^^
休む木は、毎年利用していた木からはかなり離れ、高いところにいました。
Shooting into the light, the fresh young leaves were glowing green. A Brown Hawk-Owl that suits the new foliage. ^^
An extreme close-up — still an utterly adorable Brown Hawk-Owl. ^^
Every time a Brown-eared Bulbul came to eat the berries, it got mobbed and looked thoroughly fed up.
繁殖期に入って観察する機会が減っているカンムリワシですが、きょうは雨の中3羽ほど見ることができました。^^
A Crested Serpent Eagle had taken up position on the branch where the Ruddy Kingfisher often perches.
A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle in the process of moulting into adult plumage.