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

Grey-faced Buzzard, juvenile. Temperatures stayed low, and it was struggling to find food.

Grey-faced Buzzard, adult. Apparently the species was sometimes used for falconry during the Kamakura period, but with this temperament I imagine it could only manage small birds at best. ^^;

Rook, a little less wary than before.

It was holding something in its bill. A pond snail, perhaps?

Northern Pintail, female. It was eating seeds from grass about as tall as itself.

Northern Pintail, male.

White Wagtail, having caught a small insect.

Brambling, male. Bramblings don't stay long in Okinawa, so a chance encounter is always a treat.

Brambling picking at Distylium racemosum berries that had fallen to the ground.

At any sound it startled and flew back to a nearby tree.

Distylium racemosum berries that the Brambling had been eating. They had split in two and the black seeds were visible inside.

Distylium racemosum. The Brambling seems to be particularly fond of its berries.