GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR
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.
8月に初確認となったウズラシギ から2カ月遅れで幼鳥が到着しました。トウネンは十数羽が田んぼに入っていました。海岸にはヨーロッパトウネンが1羽いました。
First Sharp-tailed Sandpiper juvenile of the season.
The backlight and the distance made conditions poor, but I think this might be a Little Stint....
Red-necked Stint, winter plumage.
Red-necked Stint and Long-toed Stint.
今季3羽目のイワミセキレイ登場。前回見つけた個体と同じ場所でした。前回のは警戒心がとても強かったのですが、今回は全くありません。近くで可愛らしいイワミセキレイを見ることができました。
ツバメは南下個体が大量に滞在中。田んぼや畑で群れとなって餌をとっている光景があちこちで見られます。
Grey Wagtail, adult.
It was foraging by flipping over fallen leaves.
It was frequently catching small grasshoppers.
This one's prey was also a grasshopper.
An individual with low wariness — it came quite close.
Barn Swallow in flight. Whether there were insects near the ground or not, it was skimming just above the surface.
Barn Swallow, juvenile.
Flying even lower.
Once the α1 locks onto a subject it doesn't let go, so even with a background this close the AF never hunts to the rear. All shots handheld.