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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

バライロムクドリ幼鳥

11月中旬ごろからバライロムクドリが2カ所で現れています。きょうは自宅に近い方のバライロムクドリを見てきました。

日替わりでホシムクドリやギンムクドリの群れに混じって農地を巡っているようです。この日はムクドリ10羽ほどの群れに合流していました。仕事の移動中で観察時間15分ほど。

海岸には、キョウジョシギやキアシシギ、メダイチドリ、ムナグロ、トウネンなどが滞在していました。こちらも観察時間15分。最近、忙しくていけませんねぇ。

Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling

Rosy Starling, juvenile. Molting from juvenile into first-winter plumage.

Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling

Size comparison with White-cheeked Starling. The Rosy Starling looks slightly smaller.

Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling

A Rosy Starling that caught some kind of larva.

Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling

By around the new year, the molt should have progressed and the bird will likely have taken on the colors typical of a Rosy Starling.

Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler

Grey-tailed Tattler, first-winter plumage.

Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone, winter plumage.

Categories: 野鳥