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

オオアジサシの大群飛来

育休中ですが、社から愛鳥週間に使える写真を撮ってきてくれんかと連絡。午前中、師匠から「いつもの場所にオオアジサシが70羽ぐらい入ったぞ」と着信があったので、現場に出向いてみると二十数羽が海上を飛び回りながら獲物を見つけては海面に急降下していました。

あいにく、16時も過ぎていたのでど逆光の最悪の条件でしたが、なるべく使えそうな写真を数枚撮影しました。光線が悪く双眼鏡での観察もままならなかったので、明日の午前中に撮り直しですね…。^^ くちばしの先端が黒いやつ混じってないかな?^^

ベニバトとブッポウソウも入りましたので、こちらも明日チャレンジしてきます。

Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

A Greater Crested Tern that came in fairly close. Every individual was already in full summer plumage.

Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

A Greater Crested Tern catching a shrimp far out.

Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

It wheels and dives sharply to take prey. The water surface is almost completely hidden by the breakwater in the foreground…

Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

What a sight it was — huge Greater Crested Terns, with wingspans of around 140 cm, wheeling overhead in numbers!!

Categories: 野鳥