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.
アカショウビンが求愛給餌をしていましたが、ことしは近くに他のペアの縄張りがないからか、あまり情熱的ではありません…。^^; 3回ほど観察できました。
アカショウビンの数自体も例年より少ないような気がします。
The male Ruddy Kingfisher did show up with a gecko in his bill, but in the end he didn't pass it to the female — just ate it himself. The female was begging for it, too. ^^;
This pair was together as well.
盛大にさえずっているリュウキュウキビタキがいました。^^
三脚にカメラを据えてじっとしていると私の頭上に来たりしていました。成鳥にしては警戒心の薄いリュウキュウキビタキでしたが、 昨年のリュウキュウキビタキ のように動画が撮れるほど同じ場所でさえずってはくれませんでした。^^;
Ryukyu Flycatcher males often sing from deep inside the undergrowth, making them difficult to photograph, but this one had come out to a branch at the forest edge to sing. ^^
The differences from the mainland Narcissus Flycatcher are the call, the colour of the throat and breast, and the back colour. The mainland bird's call is complex, while the Ryukyu Flycatcher's is a simple "fee-fee." The Ryukyu Flycatcher also lacks the orange on the throat seen in the Narcissus Flycatcher — from the throat down to the vent it is a vivid yellow throughout. And while the mainland Narcissus Flycatcher has a black back, the Ryukyu Flycatcher's is an olive-tinged black, somewhat duller.
Singing its heart out. You can see the olive-tinged black of the back.