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

タイワンハクセキレイとハクセキレイ

ハクセキレイが入り出して2週間、ホオジロハクセキレイに次いでタイワンハクセキレイも見られるようになりました。

ツメナガセキレイやセジロタヒバリも滞在中ですが、猛禽の影に怯えて水稲の中から出てこない。セジロタヒバリの声は聞こえてきます。

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Amur Wagtail, first-winter plumage. Probably a male.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

It kept flying up to catch insects. You can see insect wings in its bill, but I couldn't tell the species.

White Wagtail
White Wagtail

Male White Wagtail, first-winter plumage. It was flocking together with Amur Wagtails.

Categories: 野鳥

石垣島で珍鳥モズ!! シマアカモズとサシバも

石垣島や沖縄では珍鳥のモズを発見!! シルエットもシマアカモズとは違うので逆光の中でもすぐに分かりました。双眼鏡で覗いてみると翼に白斑があり手が震えました。^^

カエルを捕まえて「モズのはやにえ」を作るシーンも観察することができました。沖縄では次はいつ見られるか分かりません。^^;

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

Adult male Bull-headed Shrike. The white wing patch came out clearly — a record shot I have no complaints about!!

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

I thought it had dived into the grass, but it had caught a frog and was making a larder.

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

The tail-wagging behaviour typical of shrikes was not observed.

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

Even just a rear view looks out of place on Ishigaki-jima. The Bull-headed Shrike looks chunkier than the Brown Shrike.

Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike

This is an adult male Brown Shrike.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A Gray-faced Buzzard, since we're on the subject of raptors. A wintering bird.

Categories: 野鳥

再びベニバト 今日は4羽

3日連続のベニバト。 1日目は2羽いましたが、セジロタヒバリを撮るのに粘りすぎ撮れず2日目は1羽 、今日は4羽発見しました。

昨日はキジバト数十羽の群れの中に1羽のベニバト。今日は、キジバトがほとんどおらず不穏な雰囲気。ツメナガセキレイやスズメもピリピリしており、猛禽に荒らされたあとの模様。しかし、付近を探すと山手の林にオス成鳥のベニバトを発見。しかし、距離がありすぎてまともに撮れず。

あきらめて付近をうろうろしているとキジバト数十羽の群れが南からやってきました。これはと思い、探してみると2カ所で4羽のベニバトを見つけることができました。^^

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

Male Pale-backed Pigeon in first-winter plumage.

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

Female Pale-backed Pigeon in first-winter plumage.

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

Adult female Pale-backed Pigeon. An individual with a faint collar.

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

Adult female Pale-backed Pigeon.

Categories: 野鳥