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

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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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Pin-tailed Snipe Stays a Full Week!! (video)

The Pin-tailed Snipe found on 19 November has now been present for a full week. Hoping it will stay through to spring. ^^

This day it was feeding along the channel edge and the bank, pulling earthworms one after another out of the mud. Food looks to be plentiful, so a long stay seems very likely.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

A Pin-tailed Snipe foraging in the grassland.

Pin-tailed Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe

It stretched and showed off its tail feathers.

Categories: 野鳥