海岸で魚をとるオニアジサシ、ミサゴ、チュウダイサギなど
雨の中、河口ではオニアジサシやチュウダイサギ、クロサギ、コサギ、アオサギが小魚をとっていました。その小魚を目当てにやってきた大きなダツをミサゴが目の前でさらっていきました。
天気が悪く、散歩や釣りの人が来ない海岸は鳥たちの楽園になっています。^^
The Caspian Tern that has been staying since yesterday was going back and forth right in front of me, hunting for fish.
A Caspian Tern resting on a sandy beach. Adult winter plumage.
An Osprey caught a needlefish that had come into the shallows chasing small fish!!
It carried the large needlefish off to a nearby rocky area.
An adult female Osprey.
A Caspian Tern coming in to land. Notable for its red bill and charming webbed feet.
A Medium Egret caught a small fish.
A Pacific Reef Heron also got a fish.
A Little Egret tries its luck fishing at the water's edge.
Grey Herons winter on Ishigaki Island. A few birds were gathered along the shore.
A Pacific Reef Heron in flight.
