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

Ryukyu scops owl Pied Avocet Daurian starling Schrenck's little bittern Asian koel

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

アオバズク巣立ちラッシュ

観察していた四つのアオバズクの営巣が数日の間で全て巣立ちました。しかし、巣立ちビナが確認できたのは1ペアだけ。^^; 先日の巣立ち寸前のアオバズク とは別の場所です。

ここ1カ月ほど、高校野球、参院選、県議会があり、なかなかバードウオッチングに時間が割けませんでした。来月からは秋の渡りも始まりだすのでなるべく時間を見つけて見廻りたいですね。

アオバズクは巣立ちの日が毎年ほとんど同じなので来年は、もう少し楽に観察出来そうです。^^

Brown Hawk-Owl
Brown Hawk-Owl

When I went to the Brown Hawk-Owl nesting site in the evening, one had already fledged. It was perched quite high up in a Casuarina tree.

Brown Hawk-Owl
Brown Hawk-Owl

Close by, a parent bird was keeping watch over its offspring.

Brown Hawk-Owl
Brown Hawk-Owl

I waited until night and was also able to observe feeding. It was so high up that I was shooting almost directly from below. I'm worried because this Brown Hawk-Owl chick's left wing looked as though it might be deformed. I hope I was just seeing things…

Categories: 野鳥