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

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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

皆既月蝕

3年ぶりの皆既月蝕。スーパームーンと重なったのは24年ぶり。次回、スーパームーンと重なるのは12年後の2033年だそうです。

A supermoon during total eclipse, glowing an eerie coppery red.

Categories: 天体

今季初となるクロハラアジサシと子育て中のカタグロトビ

今季初となるクロハラアジサシが石垣島にも到着しました。3羽の群れでした。河川の上を飛びながら獲物を捕まえていました。

カタグロトビは自宅近くで繁殖中の個体。リュウキュウマツからカラスなどを警戒していました。

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

A Whiskered Tern quartering the riverbank in search of prey.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

Flying back and forth between the upper and lower stretches of this river.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

An adult Whiskered Tern resting on a bridge railing.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

A Whiskered Tern head-on. The light was against me but I managed to get a shot.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

It was dashing back and forth along the riverbank.

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

There is something long and white visible behind the tail feathers — fishing line, perhaps?

Whiskered Tern
Whiskered Tern

A Whiskered Tern almost fully in breeding plumage. Besides Whiskered Terns, small numbers of White-winged Terns also visit Ishigaki Island. None yet this year.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite

A Black-winged Kite keeping watch. There appears to be a nest in the foreground.

Categories: 野鳥