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

Pintail Snipe Glossy Ibis Eurasian Hoopoe Asian koel Emerald dove

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

ベニバト、シベリアハクセキレイ、タイワンハクセキレイ、ホオジロハクセキレイ

シベリアハクセキレイ、タイワンハクセキレイ、ホオジロハクセキレイのハクセキレイ3亜種そろい踏みです。 先日のシベリアハクセキレイ に続き、今季2個体目。

今季は飽きるほど見ているベニバトですが、 先日見つけたいい感じに換羽中の個体 に続き、オスの幼羽から第1回冬羽へ移行中個体だったので押さえました。^^

カモも増えてきていますが今季は珍しいのはまだのようです。

White Wagtail
White Wagtail

First-winter White Wagtail with a beautiful bluish-grey back and grey rump — the Siberian form.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail

First-winter East Asian White Wagtail.

White Wagtail
White Wagtail

First-winter White Wagtail (leucopsis).

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

Male Crimson Dove. Transitioning from juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

Same individual as above. From the opposite side.

Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove

There was just one mixed in among a dozen or so Oriental Turtle Doves.

Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Eastern Spot-billed Duck / Eurasian Teal / Northern Shoveler / Eurasian Wigeon

Ducks in the waterway: Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, and Northern Shoveler.

Categories: 野鳥