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

Purple Swamphen Crested serpent eagle Collared Kingfisher Iriomote Tit Short-eared Owl

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

台風後、落鳥したカンムリワシのヒナ

4月27日に営巣してるのかどうか微妙な行動を見せていたカンムリワシ は、6月8日に営巣が同所で確認され、ヒナも順調に育って間も無く巣立ちというところで石垣島を襲った台風4号の直後、ヒナが落鳥しました。親と同じぐらいの大きさまで育っており、カラスなどの被害は考えられませんので、餌不足が原因かもしれません。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A Crested Serpent Eagle chick, estimated to be around 20 days post-hatching.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Juvenile feathers are beginning to show through the down around the shoulders.

Categories: 野鳥