ヤツガシラ(動画あり)
今季の石垣島はヤツガシラの当たり年のようです。あちこちから発見の情報が寄せられます。この日だけで十数個体が確認されました。私自身も仕事の移動中に2羽を撮影。
ジシギの移動がやっと始まったようです。越冬組とは明らかに雰囲気が違うので春の渡りを感じます。^^
A Eurasian Hoopoe foraging without any sign of concern as a lawnmower carrying a worker roared and trundled around nearby.
Same individual as above. The Eurasian Hoopoe found a spider in the freshly mown grass.
A Eurasian Hoopoe at a different location. This individual called with a "jaar, jaar" sound — a rare chance to hear it make something other than its usual "poo poo poo." It was a real shame I couldn't get it on video.
Four Common Snipe resting at the paddy bund.
A nearby Common Snipe apparently convinced it was hidden in the grass.
Another Common Snipe that had been hiding right alongside.
A Javan Pond Heron that has been staying since last autumn. Still in winter plumage, but I expect the moult will begin before long.