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

Black Bittern Asian koel Ryukyu scops owl Ryukyu flycatcher Pheasant-tailed jacana

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

サシバ暗色型 やっと撮れた

暗色型のサシバは、昨年の10月ごろ沖縄本島でたった一度だけ金武の上空を飛ぶ姿を確認。その時は、撮影には至らずで悔しい思いをしていたが本日、念願の撮影がかなった。^^ 暗い色合いが背景に溶け込んでしまい、普通のサシバより見つけにくいですね…。^^;

近くにいる他のサシバやカラスに追いやられていたので、春の渡りで南の方から新たにやってきた個体なのだろうか? どちらにせよ、3月末には沖縄本島のサシバはほとんどが繁殖地へ旅立ちいなくなります。

この日は、20羽以上のサシバを観察。半数近くが幼鳥でした。

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Dark-morph Grey-faced Buzzard. Looks cool, like a villain henchman in a full-body suit!!

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Other Grey-faced Buzzards kept coming over to hassle it, so it couldn't seem to settle.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A typical Grey-faced Buzzard.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Grey-faced Buzzard juvenile.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Grey-faced Buzzard female.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Another Grey-faced Buzzard juvenile.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A different juvenile individual.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A Grey-faced Buzzard perched right where farm vehicles were passing back and forth. They're so used to people here that I could get this close!!

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

About half the Grey-faced Buzzards I saw today were juveniles.

Categories: 野鳥