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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A Pair of Crested Serpent Eagles

As late March arrives, I am seeing Crested Serpent Eagle pairs more often. This is an active season for them, and road casualties also increase. More and more Purple Herons are beginning to show breeding plumage.

Spring migration is slowly getting underway. Waders are gradually increasing, and I also encountered a large flock of Eastern Yellow Wagtails apparently on the move.

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.

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