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

Purple Swamphen Short-eared Owl Schrenck's little bittern Daurian starling Forest Wagtail

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

ナンヨウショウビン年越して滞在3カ月(動画あり)

昨年の10月に石垣島に現れたナンヨウショウビンは無事に年を越して元気に越冬中です。橋から観察するぶんにはいいんですが、近くで見ようと農道を歩いて近づくとあっという間に飛び去ってしまいます。一度、いなくなると次に現れるのは何時間後になるか分かりません。車両での接近をお勧めします。ただし、普通の乗用車だと座席が低くて水路がのぞけませんので、ワンボックスか軽トラ、軽バンなどをレンタルしましょう!!

この日は、ムカデやミナミトビハゼを捕まえていました。これまで確認できた餌生物はカニ、ヤドカリ、ムカデ、ミナミトビハゼとなりました。2017年8月から2018年4月にかけて沖縄本島の漫湖湿地で越冬したナンヨウショウビンはカニの捕食しか確認できませんでしたが、環境が変わればさまざまな生き物を餌とするようです。

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

A Collared Kingfisher that caught a centipede. Ruddy Kingfishers, Crested Serpent Eagles, and Blue Rock Thrushes all seem to be very fond of centipedes.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

After the centipede, it caught a Mudskipper. The prey's expression was one of despair….

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

It has been three months since the Collared Kingfisher arrived on Ishigaki. The moult on the head and back seems to have progressed a little.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

When observed from the car it shows no wariness at all, fluffing up its feathers and looking relaxed.

Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

A Collared Kingfisher flushed by a birder approaching on foot. T1 and T2 of the tail feathers appear to be in moult.

Categories: 野鳥