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

Black Bittern Ryukyu scops owl Glossy Ibis Javan pond heron Pied Avocet

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

カタグロトビの狩り

毎日、決まった時間に現れるカタグロトビ。今日は比較的近くでネズミを捕まえるところを観察できました。上空数十メートルでホバリングし、サトウキビ畑に潜むクマネズミを見つけると万歳して足を投げ出すようなカタグロトビ独特の姿で降下。サトウキビの中に消えてしばらくするとネズミをしっかりとつかんで飛び出してきました。

ネズミはすでに息絶えていました。急所の首元をくわえて息の根を止めているようでいた。

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

Black-winged Kite with a Black Rat it had caught. What a striking bird. ^^

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

It tried to eat the rat, but the perch was too thin and it was blown off by the wind several times, stopping to resettle each time — then it seemed to give up and finally carried the rat off to its usual sprinkler.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

Black-winged Kite soaring in the evening sun. A friend to farmers. ^^

Categories: 野鳥

なんと今季4羽目のズグロチャキンチョウとソリハシセイタカシギ、ツクシガモ、タゲリ

今季はズグロチャキンチョウによくめぐり合います。 3日前に同じ田んぼで見つけた個体 とは別のズグロチャキンチョウはスズメたちと米を食っていました。

ソリハシセイタカシギは2羽とも健在でツクシガモ2羽とタゲリ4羽も飛来しまし、ますます賑やかな石垣島の田んぼです。

Black-headed Bunting
Black-headed Bunting

Black-headed Bunting eating rice.

Black-headed Bunting
Black-headed Bunting

The Black-headed Bunting appeared to have an injury to its right foot.

Pied Avocet
Pied Avocet

A Pied Avocet on an extended stay. Two birds are in adjacent paddies.

Ruddy Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck

Common Shelduck, female, first-winter non-breeding plumage.

Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing

Only three birds appear in the photo, but four Northern Lapwings arrived. All in first-winter plumage.

Categories: 野鳥