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

A Black-naped Tern courting. The individual on the right has a blue flag.

It seems both migration and breeding are a little late this year, but there were individuals already incubating.

Another pair, together.

The individual with a flag on its left leg appeared to be a male, seemingly urging the female to build a nest at this spot.

The Dinodon semicarinatum had bitten the tail of a Ryukyu Green Lizard, and the Ryukyu Green Lizard had bitten back at the snake's head.

For a moment the Ryukyu Green Lizard managed to escape from the Dinodon semicarinatum's mouth, but with a remarkably swift movement it was bitten again.

Once the Ryukyu Green Lizard went limp, the Dinodon semicarinatum raised its head high and carried the lizard off into the undergrowth.

A female Japanese Sparrowhawk charging straight at me at tremendous speed. You can probably tell from the way the wings are pulled in. I think the top speed exceeded 80 km/h. Small birds don't stand a chance when one of these comes after them… ^^;

A male Japanese Sparrowhawk.

A female Japanese Sparrowhawk. She is gripping prey in her talons — looks like a Brown-eared Bulbul.

The Brown-eared Bulbul I had found two weeks ago had already fledged.