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

Pintail Snipe Daurian starling Short-eared Owl Forest Wagtail Eurasian Hoopoe

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

アカショウビン、リュウキュウコノハズク、アオバズク、サンコウチョウ、エリグロアジサシなど(動画あり)

石垣島ではアカショウビン、リュウキュウコノハズク、アオバズク、サンコウチョウ、ズグロミゾゴイ、エリグロアジサシなど多くの鳥が繁殖シーズン真っ只中です。

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A male Ryukyu Ruddy Kingfisher singing.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ryukyu Ruddy Kingfisher after bathing.

Elegant Scops Owl
Elegant Scops Owl

A male Ryukyu Scops Owl. An individual that has bred at the same spot two years running.

Brown Hawk-Owl
Brown Hawk-Owl

A male Ryukyu Brown Hawk-Owl. Some Brown Hawk-Owls have already fledged, but the peak is after July begins.

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

A male Ryukyu Paradise Flycatcher.

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

A female Ryukyu Paradise Flycatcher moving along low branches. Presumably breeding, but details are unknown.

Malayan Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron

Female Malayan Night Heron.

Ishigaki Tit
Ishigaki Tit

Juvenile Ishigaki Tit. It was bathing in a small pool of water formed in a hollow of a tree.

Black-naped Tern
Black-naped Tern

Incubating Bridled Tern. Two eggs are visible beneath its belly.

Categories: 野鳥