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

Emerald dove Forest Wagtail Pheasant-tailed jacana Collared Kingfisher 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

昨日に続き、ナンヨウショウビン

現場に着くとすでにナンヨウショウビンが餌取りにやってきていました。 昨日 に比べると距離が倍ぐらいあり遠い…。^^;

しかし、愛想よく獲物のカニなどをとったりして楽しませてくれました。

今月10日に発見されてから1週間がたちましたが、このナンヨウショウビンは、いつまで滞在してくれるのでしょうか。

漫湖水鳥・湿地センターへは、ナンヨウショウビンについて何件か問い合わせの電話があったそうです。漫湖水鳥・湿地センターへもぜひ立ち寄ってみてください。係の方は非常にフレンドリーで親切ですし、野鳥情報も聞けますよ。

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

Even at the closest point, the Collared Kingfisher was several tens of metres away.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

Today it seemed to favour this particular tree, returning to it several times.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

The Collared Kingfisher would drop to the mudflat and catch crabs. It was not the lightning-fast strike I expected — instead it would land on the ground and wait for a crab to emerge before grabbing it.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

A Collared Kingfisher looking up at the sky. An Eurasian Sparrowhawk occasionally flies over Manko, which seems to make the bird nervous.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

A Collared Kingfisher zeroing in on a crab.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

The bird was far away and the light was poor, so I could not get the shutter speed up — but here is the Collared Kingfisher in flight.

Categories: 野鳥