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

Black-winged Cuckooshrike Collared Kingfisher Glossy Ibis Ruddy Kingfisher Pintail Snipe

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、アカショウビン、ズアカアオバト繁殖

3月31日に自宅近くでペアでいるのを見つけたカタグロトビ はやはり繁殖しました。幼鳥が出てくるのが楽しみです。

リュウキュウアカショウビンも自宅近くで繁殖。巣穴をしっかり掘っていました。

チュウダイズアカアオバトは巣は見つかりませんでしたが、行動から推測して繁殖中と思われます。

上記は、全て自宅から数百メートルのところにあります。コノハズク、アオバズクもおそらく付近で繁殖していると思われます。なんでもない地域ですが、繁殖鳥の密度は濃いです。^^

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

A Black-winged Kite flew out from a woodland where a nest is thought to be. The distance to the bird was about 120 metres. At that range it paid almost no attention to me.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

Same individual as above. Believed to be a female.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

An almost completed Ruddy Kingfisher nest.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

This one is a Ruddy Kingfisher nest still being excavated. The tree is a Ryukyu Pine, so there is a good chance they will abandon it.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A male Ryukyu Kingfisher.

Ryukyu Green Pigeon
Ryukyu Green Pigeon

While I was watching the Black-winged Kite, a Whistling Green Pigeon had quietly perched very close by. It kept a wary eye on me but did not fly off, so there is probably a nest nearby.

Categories: 野鳥