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

公園のツミ抱卵開始

公園のツミが抱卵に入ったようです。オスが近くの枝で見張りをしているようでした。 昨年、初めての繁殖を成功させたペア です。あの頃、まだ一部残っていた幼羽はなくなり、立派な成鳥になっていました。メスは卵を抱いているようで確認することはできませんでした。ことしは、昨年より早いペースで営巣に入りました。

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk

A male Japanese Sparrowhawk keeping watch almost directly above the nest.

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk

The Japanese Sparrowhawk nest. This year they built it in an Acalypha tree. The leaves are so dense it looks like observation will be difficult.

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk

It was on alert whenever a crow flew by far in the distance.

Japanese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk

By its second breeding year it had come into full adult plumage.

Categories: 野鳥