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

Pheasant-tailed jacana Short-eared Owl Black-winged kite Daurian starling Forest Wagtail

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

カタグロトビ2カ所で巣立ち(動画あり)

2カ所で合わせて4羽のカタグロトビの巣立ちを確認しました。自宅近くで巣立った2羽は、2日ほど前に姿を現すようになり、虹彩はまだ真っ黒です。

もう一カ所の2羽は、すでに親元を離れてきょうだい2羽で行動しています。虹彩の色も黒から少しだけ色が付いてきていました。

リュウキュウコノハズク、リュウキュウアオバズクはまだ抱卵中ですが、順調に進んでいるようです。

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

A Black-winged Kite juvenile that has left its parents.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

Two Black-winged Kite juveniles. They will continue to move around together as siblings for a while.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

Black-winged Kites near my home. Two fledged successfully. They are still being fed by the parents.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

There is quite a distance between us, but I felt these birds were more wary than the two juveniles above.

Elegant Scops Owl
Elegant Scops Owl

Male Ryukyu Scops Owl. Breeding at the same site for three consecutive years.

Brown Hawk-Owl
Brown Hawk-Owl

Male Brown Hawk-Owl. It was perched next to an old crow's nest.

Categories: 野鳥