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

Collared Kingfisher Daurian starling Pied Avocet Purple Swamphen Emerald dove

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

田んぼでキガシラセキレイ、ツバメチドリなど

一つの田んぼでキガシラセキレイやツバメチドリ、クロハラアジサシなどが餌を取ったり、休んだりしていました。

キガシラセキレイは、ツメナガセキレイの群れの中に1羽。忙しそうに歩き回りながら採餌していました。

ツバメチドリは、幼鳥と成鳥合わせて6羽の群れ。渡ってきたばかりなのか疲れたように座り込んでいました。クロハラアジサシ2羽も同じくお疲れモード。

タシギも何羽かいましたがこちらもじっとしていた。

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail moulting from juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Same individual as above, from the opposite side.

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail juvenile, head-on.

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail from a slight front angle. It was foraging while walking around the paddy fields.

Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, juvenile. The broad supercilium suggests the subspecies taivana.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole, first-winter. A flock of six Oriental Pratincoles all looked equally worn out — perhaps just arrived on migration.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole, adult winter.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

White-winged Tern, adult in winter plumage.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

This one has the primaries in tatters.

Common Snipe
Common Snipe

Common Snipe, adult. This one looks tired too.

Categories: 野鳥