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

Pheasant-tailed jacana Asian koel Asian Glossy Starling Schrenck's little bittern Forest Wagtail

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

ヒシクイ2羽再発見

カンムリワシに煽られて姿を消していたヒシクイ2羽 を別の田んぼで再発見しました。刈り取りが終わった田んぼの端っこでじっとしていた。ちなみに一緒にいたサカツラガンも他の田んぼへ移動しました。いろいろストレスがあったからなー。

Tundra Bean Goose
Tundra Bean Goose

The Tundra Bean Geese moved to a different paddy. The Swan Geese that had been with them also moved to a different paddy.

Categories: 野鳥

石垣島の珍鳥モズ今季2個体目!!

石垣島では非常に珍しいモズ を先日見つけましたが、今日は今季2羽目となるモズを見つけてしまいました。本土のモズに比べると過眼線の色がずいぶん淡く感じるのですが、大陸からやってきた可能性もありますね。

前回の記事で「沖縄では次はいつ見られるか分かりません」とか書いていますが、1カ月を待たずして見つかりました…。でも、沖縄ではかなり稀なのは間違いありません。

前回は、オスの成鳥でしたが、今回はメスの成鳥です。

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

Adult female Bull-headed Shrike. Same build as the male I found last time.

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

It was catching grasshoppers and lardering them. Like the male last time, this shrike makes larders quite frequently. I have never seen a Brown Shrike lardering.

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

Pinning down a grasshopper caught in its foot. The head is overall rufous-brown.

Bull-headed Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike

Rear view. The back is uniformly rufous-brown as well.

Categories: 野鳥