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

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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

ミヤマガラス再チャレンジ

先日、見つけたミヤマガラス は標準レンズしか持っていなかったので撮り直してきた。やはり単独で過ごしているようで少し寂しそう。リュウキュウハシブトガラスも近くに何羽かいるけど、いまいち馴染めない様子。観察している間に思い立ったように南に飛んで消えてしまいましたが、さらに南下するのだろうか?

羽衣の様子を見る限り第1回冬羽だろうか?

Rook
Rook

A Rook photographed at close range.

Large-billed Crow
Large-billed Crow / Rook

The one on the right is a Ryukyu Large-billed Crow, the one on the left is a Rook. Even the bill shape alone is quite different.

Rook
Rook

A Rook in flight with cosmos flowers in the background. On the Okinawa mainland, cosmos seems to be grown as green manure, and cosmos has been planted in rice fields here and there. A cosmos festival is apparently coming up soon.

Large-billed Crow
Large-billed Crow

Ryukyu Large-billed Crow. Roughly larger than a Large-billed Crow and smaller than a Jungle Crow from the mainland.

Rook
Rook

A Rook in flight.

Categories: 野鳥