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

Black-winged Cuckooshrike Asian koel Iriomote Tit Pheasant-tailed jacana Collared Kingfisher

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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食事中のカンムリワシ

田んぼでカンムリワシが獲物を捕まえて食っていました。9月に入り、幼鳥2羽も確認され、繁殖期の終わったカンムリワシが見やすくなってきました。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A male Crested Serpent Eagle was eating a frog or something on a ridge between paddy fields.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A Crested Serpent Eagle moments after being chased off by about seven crows. The crest is raised and it looks agitated.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A Crested Serpent Eagle threatening the crows circling at a distance.

Categories: 野鳥

今季初のキアシシギ幼鳥

キアシシギは7月中旬過ぎから石垣島に現れていますが、9月やっと幼鳥が確認できました。同じ海岸にはオオメダイチドリの幼鳥はたくさんいます。

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, juvenile. Arrived about a month and a half later than the adults I had recorded.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, adult. Late summer plumage.

Greater Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover, molting from juvenile to first-winter plumage.

Categories: 野鳥