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

Purple Swamphen Pheasant-tailed jacana Pied Avocet Pintail Snipe 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

ヤツガシラ4羽

今日は、久しぶりに早起きして島の北までドライブがてらヤツガシラを探してきました。

結果、ヤツガシラを4羽探し出せましたが、どれも警戒心が強いこと…。特に、伊野田で見つけた個体は数十メートル離れてても写真を撮らせてくれませんでした。^^;

毎年、ヤツガシラが越冬する場所にはまだ渡ってきていませんでした。

他は、カンムリワシやサシバ、チョウゲンボウなど猛禽と、シロハラ、アカハラ、ツグミなど。

Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Hoopoe

A Eurasian Hoopoe with a small scar under its eye, wandering around on a tidy lawn.

Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Hoopoe

I crawled forward on my belly to get the shot. ^^; The Hoopoe stretched up and looked over at me as if to say, what's that?

Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Hoopoe

This Hoopoe was very wary too. ^^;

Categories: 野鳥