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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
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Crested Serpent Eagle — juvenile and adult (video included)

I finally photographed the Crested Serpent Eagle near home that I had kept missing. It appears regularly in the field right in front of the house. There were 42 Mallards at the dam — quite an unusual number for Ishigaki Island.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A Crested Serpent Eagle I often spotted from my living room. It's always being hassled by a Common Kestrel.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle eating prey. No idea what it was eating….

Mallard
Mallard

42 Mallards. You don't often see a flock this size in Okinawa or on Ishigaki Island.

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