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
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石垣島初記録のマナヅル飛来

マナヅルの記録は、沖縄本島や南大東島であるのですが石垣島ではありませんので初記録です。

今回、石垣島に現れたマナヅルは単独でやってきて田んぼの畔などで餌を拾っていました。近くのチュウサギなどと比べると異様なほどの大きさと存在感。マナヅルは出水や諫早で何度か見ていますが、石垣島で見るとまた違った趣がありますね。

White-naped Crane
White-naped Crane

Hooded Crane, adult, in an abandoned paddy field.

White-naped Crane
White-naped Crane

It appeared to have caught a grasshopper or something similar.

White-naped Crane
White-naped Crane

There were people doing farm work nearby, and when my son shouted "Hooded Crane!" the bird didn't react at all, so it didn't seem particularly wary.

Categories: 野鳥