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

Lesser Whistling Duck Asian koel Black Bittern Black-winged Cuckooshrike Ashy drongo

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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カンムリワシのペア

3月も終盤となり、カップルのカンムリワシを見る機会が増えて来ました。活発に動き回る季節で、カンムリワシの交通事故も多くなります。ムラサキサギも婚姻色が出だしている個体が増えてきました。

春の渡りも徐々に進んでいます。シギが少しずつ増え、移動中と思われるツメナガセキレイの大群にも遭遇しました。

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A pair of Crested Serpent Eagles. The male is on the left. The area where this pair lives is surrounded by farmland, so traffic accidents seem unlikely to be a concern.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

The female of the same individual as above. The newly purchased FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS with the SEL14TC teleconverter attached produces sharp results even on distant subjects.

Purple Heron
Purple Heron

A Purple Heron showing just a hint of breeding plumage.

Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank

The first Common Greenshanks of the season — a few birds arrived.

A flock of more than 100 Eastern Yellow Wagtails resting in a sugarcane field. They looked as though they had just arrived.

Categories: 野鳥