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
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Two Lesser White-fronted Geese and One Taiga Bean Goose Arrive (video)

With a strong north wind blowing, two Lesser White-fronted Geese and one Taiga Bean Goose arrived. Lesser White-fronted Goose is quite rare on Ishigaki-jima, but following last year, this is the second consecutive year they have appeared.

Lesser White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose

Two Lesser White-fronted Geese arrived together. They looked tired, perhaps having just come in from migration.

Tundra Bean Goose
Tundra Bean Goose

A Bean Goose that came in with the Lesser White-fronted Geese.

Categories: 野鳥