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

Now that the Greater White-fronted Geese have arrived, the Bean Goose won't be lonely anymore.

An adult Greater White-fronted Goose staying alert while the juveniles feed.

Juvenile Greater White-fronted Geese going to town on abandoned rice.

In the evening, a flock of 11 Greater White-fronted Geese and 1 Bean Goose returned from the dam to the rice fields. The Bean Goose is the fourth bird from the back. Noticeably larger than the Greater White-fronted Geese.

A male adult Pale-backed Pigeon pecking at fallen grain on the ground after the rice harvest.

Size comparison with an Oriental Turtle Dove. The Pale-backed Pigeon is Japan's smallest dove.

When startled by a Grey-faced Buzzard, the Pale-backed Pigeons would fly up and take refuge in a nearby mulberry tree.

Because Pale-backed Pigeons are so small, they are hard to find once they tuck in among the stubble left after harvest.

A Grey-faced Buzzard that had taken up position near the Pale-backed Pigeons. I don't think it was targeting the doves, but the Oriental Turtle Dove flock was very alarmed. Could they have come from an area where they've never encountered Grey-faced Buzzards?