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

Ruddy Kingfisher Lesser Whistling Duck Ryukyu scops owl Eurasian Hoopoe 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

やっと撮れたアオジ

暑さ寒さも彼岸までというわけで、きょうは、春の彼岸入りでした。沖縄本島のきょうの最高気温は22度。明日、八重山では小浜島で海開きが行われます。20日には春分を迎え、いよいようるずんの季節到来です。

冬の間、何度か見つけてはいたのですが暗かったり、藪の中だったりでなかなか撮影ができなかったアオジをやっと撮ることができた。^^; 先日、やんばるではシベリアアオジの群れを見つけたがこちらも撮影はかなわず…。

きょうのアオジは、牧草地に点在するススキの種子を食っていました。オスのアオジの後ろ姿を見たときは、シベリアアオジかと一瞬迷いました。^^;

Black-faced Bunting
Black-faced Bunting

A female Black-faced Bunting. Extremely wary; this was the only individual I managed to photograph at relatively close range.

Black-faced Bunting
Black-faced Bunting

A male Black-faced Bunting. The grey hood has a look of Yellow-throated Bunting about it.

Black-faced Bunting
Black-faced Bunting

A female Black-faced Bunting, eating Japanese pampas grass seeds.

Black-faced Bunting
Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Buntings in Okinawa are extremely wary and dive straight into the undergrowth at the slightest disturbance.

Categories: 野鳥