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

Crested serpent eagle Emerald dove Pintail Snipe Glossy Ibis 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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Crested Serpent Eagle, Eastern Marsh Harrier, Grey-faced Buzzard

Crested Serpent Eagles are active early in the breeding season. On fine days you can see them displaying high overhead or hear them calling back and forth. The young birds have to keep a low profile so they don't get picked on by the agitated adults.

Overwintering Eastern Marsh Harriers and Grey-faced Buzzards are still present, but they should be heading north before long.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle hatched last year. It has been holding territory in this area since around the end of the year. Sometimes chased off by adults, but it always comes back — a bold individual. ^^

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A Crested Serpent Eagle on a forest road. A female with no wariness of people.

Eastern Marsh Harrier
Eastern Marsh Harrier

A Hen Harrier that overwintered. I forgot to raise the camera's ISO and ended up with something that looks like a panned shot… ^^;

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A Grey-faced Buzzard that successfully overwintered in front of my house. It arrived as a juvenile this time, so if nothing untoward happens, it should return to the same spot as an adult this autumn.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

This Grey-faced Buzzard overwintered in a sugarcane field near my house. Also a juvenile.

Ryukyu Green Pigeon
Ryukyu Green Pigeon

A flock of Whistling Green Pigeons photographed from my living room. About ten birds come every day to eat mulberries.

Ryukyu Green Pigeon
Ryukyu Green Pigeon

A Whistling Green Pigeon that flew toward me. They hit the living-room window glass roughly once a year. I wonder if they strike it even with the blind down because the outside scenery is reflected in it?

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