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

Daurian starling Collared Kingfisher Pheasant-tailed jacana Eurasian Hoopoe Black Bittern

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

アカガシラサギ冬羽

9月から長期滞在中のアカガシラサギは、未だ冬羽です。8カ月間の逗留ということになります。

この日は、小さな魚を捕まえているようでした。アカガシラサギは、石垣島など八重山には渡りの季節になるとたくさんやってきますが、沖縄本島ではあまり多くないようです。

昨年の秋の渡りのシーズンに宜野湾市で見て以来のアカガシラサギが私への誕生日プレゼントとなりました。^^

Chinese Pond Heron
Chinese Pond Heron

On the grass, it was catching a grasshopper or something similar.

Chinese Pond Heron
Chinese Pond Heron

Clinging to reeds, it was catching small fish that appeared near the water's surface.

Categories: 野鳥