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

Lesser Whistling Duck Ryukyu scops owl Black Bittern Collared Kingfisher Ryukyu flycatcher

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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Third juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle of the season (video)

The first Crested Serpent Eagle of the season fledged around 25 August. On this day, a third juvenile individual was confirmed for the season.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle in flight. Always a stunning bird no matter when you see it.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

It was too far away, so I shot with a 1200 mm lens plus in-camera crop. With additional photo cropping, the effective focal length is around 2700 mm.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle stretching. Its crop is bulging, so it looks like it had a good meal.

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