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

A Oriental Pratincole in mostly summer plumage, though the wing coverts are still in winter plumage. I happened to catch a large flock arriving from over the sea.

An Oriental Pratincole wheeling around right in front of me.

This Oriental Pratincole has a flower chafer in its bill.

Also in summer plumage except for the wing coverts.

A male Pale-capped Pigeon. Noticeably smaller than an Oriental Turtle Dove — at least two sizes down.

A female Pale-capped Pigeon. There were four birds in total — one male and three females.

A flock of Glossy Ibis in flight.

They were foraging by walking through rice paddies where the plants had grown quite tall.

A Glossy Ibis probing deep into the mud with its bill, searching for prey.

The individual on the far left looks less vivid than the others, so it is probably a young bird.

Here, the third bird from the left is the young individual.

Glossy Ibis are beautiful in flight too.

A Purple Heron that has caught a swamp eel.