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

Ruddy Kingfisher Javan pond heron Lesser Whistling Duck Black-winged Cuckooshrike Pheasant-tailed jacana

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

Northern Boobook, Ryukyu Scops Owl, Black Paradise Flycatcher, Ruddy Kingfisher

Northern Boobooks incubating at 3 sites, Ryukyu Scops Owls incubating at 4 sites. Ruddy Kingfishers are nesting at multiple sites too — too many to count… ^^;

Multiple Black Paradise Flycatcher pairs have formed, but none appear to have started building nests yet.

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

A male Brown Hawk-Owl (left) and female in the background. This pair's nest changes location every year — the nesting tree has been cut down and so on.

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

A Brown Hawk-Owl that has used the same nesting tree for several consecutive years. This is the male. This year a Ruddy Kingfisher ended up building a nest right next door… ^^;

Ryukyu Scops Owl
Ryukyu Scops Owl

A Ryukyu Scops Owl that has also bred successfully for several years running. Practically perches on your hand. ^^;

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

A female Japanese Paradise Flycatcher. The male was in the thicket. The two were moving around calling back and forth to each other. Perhaps they were looking for a place to build a nest.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher that was near the Japanese Paradise Flycatcher.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

The pair whose nest was destroyed by a typhoon two years ago and were rescued. I never found where they nested last year. Where will they build this year?

Categories: 野鳥