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

Eurasian Hoopoe Ryukyu scops owl Asian Glossy Starling Ashy drongo Crested serpent eagle

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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Little Tern and Kentish Plover nesting

Little Terns and Kentish Plovers are breeding at a construction site where work is about to begin. Several pairs of Little Terns are incubating. Kentish Plovers range from chicks that can just barely fly to pairs still incubating.

Little Tern
Little Tern

A Little Tern on the nest.

Kentish Plover
Kentish Plover

Nearby, a Kentish Plover was also incubating.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher perched on the neighbour's warehouse. The red tiles behind it are my roof. ^^ A male comes every day to hunt for food.

Categories: 野鳥