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

夜探でコノハズク、アカショウビン、ズグロミゾゴイ

久しぶりの夜探でリュウキュウコノハズク7、リュウキュウアカショウビン2、ズグロミゾゴイ2、リュウキュウアオバズク3など。全て幼鳥でした。写真は撮りやすい個体のみです。^^;

Ryukyu Scops Owl
Ryukyu Scops Owl

A juvenile Ryukyu Scops Owl. In appearance it had fully changed into first-winter plumage, but its call was still that of a juvenile.

Ryukyu Scops Owl
Ryukyu Scops Owl

A sibling of the individual above. This one also looks no different from an adult.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A juvenile Ruddy Kingfisher. Most have fledged, but at one spot the start seems to have been late and food is still being carried to chicks in the nest.

Malayan Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron

A juvenile Ryukyu Night Heron. Has moult started around the secondaries? I'm really not sure how moult progresses in Ryukyu Night Herons… ^^;

Categories: 野鳥