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

Forest Wagtail Pintail Snipe Purple Swamphen Daurian starling Ryukyu scops owl

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

リュウキュウアカショウビン巣立ち間近

予定では、今日の巣立ちでしたが11:00〜18:00までには巣立ちませんでした。^^; ヒナが5羽もいるので生育がゆっくりだったりするのでしょうか? 今まで観察してきたアカショウビンは3〜4羽でした。5羽は初めてで、他の人に聞いてもそのようです。

ここのアカショウビンは、サキシマキノボリトカゲやイシガキトカゲ、カニ、イナゴ、イシガキモリバッタ、クマゼミなどバラエティーに富んだ獲物を持ってきます。^^

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher brought in a crab. It looks like a mitten crab (Eriocheir sp.).

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

The crab seemed quite difficult to handle, and the bird was struggling to push it into the chick's mouth. ^^;

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Next, it brought a large cicada.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

It was obscured by the wing, but it brought in an Ishigaki skink.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

It brought in a grasshopper.

Categories: 野鳥