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

Purple Swamphen Black Bittern Ryukyu scops owl Ashy drongo Pintail Snipe

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

クリスマスにヤツガシラ登場(動画あり)

前日、仕事中に見つけたヤツガシラを見に行くとまだいました。団地内にいますが、警戒心のない個体なので滞在しているのかもしれません。

Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Hoopoe

A Eurasian Hoopoe foraging at the base of a tree planted inside a housing complex.

Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Hoopoe

When residents passed by it fled up into the tree, but after a while it came back down and resumed its hearty feeding.

Categories: 野鳥