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

Forest Wagtail Ashy drongo Black Bittern Glossy Ibis Eurasian Hoopoe

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

タイワンツチイナゴを食うチョウゲンボウ

明日は、二十四節気のひとつ雨水です。きょうは、車内はクーラーが必要な沖縄でした。明日も暖かくなりそうです。^^

昨日は、チョウセンチョウゲンボウ で喜んでいましたが、きょうはふつーのチョウゲンボウでした。

なにやら地面に押さえつけて食ってるからシロチドリでも襲ったのかと思い双眼鏡を覗いてみたら大きなタイワンツチイナゴを解体中でした。サシバなら、足を捥いでひと呑みですがチョウゲンボウは体が小さいので小さく解体してから食っていた。

Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel

An adult female Common Kestrel that has caught a large Formosan ground locust. The following shots are all the same individual.

Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel

The grasshopper, pinned down, was still alive and struggling.

Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel

I wanted to get a shot of it taking off too, but I was shooting handheld without a tripod, and a strong southerly wind was blowing so it flew away at incredible speed — I couldn't keep up… ^^;

Categories: 野鳥