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

Emerald dove Collared Kingfisher Asian Glossy Starling Pheasant-tailed jacana Schrenck's little bittern

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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ウグイス、シマアカモズ

ウグイスの動きが目立つようになってきました。海岸林などでは数羽が集まって渡りの準備をしているかのようです。下手くそなぐぜりも聞こえます。

Japanese Bush Warbler
Japanese Bush Warbler

A Japanese Bush Warbler moving along the boundary between coastal woodland and farmland. It felt like several birds were moving together.

Japanese Bush Warbler
Japanese Bush Warbler

It would often come down into the undergrowth.

Isabelline Shrike
Isabelline Shrike

An Isabelline Shrike that caught a bee. First-winter. It has something of a Brown or Red-tailed Shrike feel to it, but that's a hard call to make in first-winter plumage.

Categories: 野鳥