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

Twelve Caspian Terns had taken refuge on the sandy beach.

A Greater Crested Tern startled into flight by a strong wave that suddenly surged in.

Handheld in a gale, so it's very blurry. ^^;

Greater Crested Terns flying in tandem.

Greater Sand Plover, 1st-year summer plumage moulting into winter plumage.

Greater Sand Plover, adult. In moult to winter plumage.

Red-necked Stint, 1st-year summer plumage moulting into winter plumage.

Red-necked Stint, adult. Almost in full winter plumage.

Grey Plover, 1st-year summer plumage. Appears to be the same individual as the other day.

An Osprey was eating a fish. There were two of them — a bit early for migration, so perhaps summering birds?

July 8. The female incubating.

July 12. The female feeding a chick four days after hatching. The prey is a grasshopper.

July 13. The male parent also helps with chick-rearing by bringing food, though less frequently.

July 13. The female returning with a moth she caught.

A Ruddy Kingfisher with little wariness.

A female Japanese Paradise Flycatcher.

While watching the Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, some Warbling White-eyes started mating.

A Whimbrel that caught a crab. It is in the process of moulting into winter plumage.

A pair of Pacific Reef Herons — which should be living along the coast — had landed on a lawn.

A Greater Sand Plover holding a crab claw in its bill.

A Greater Sand Plover bathing. Moulting into winter plumage.

Another Greater Sand Plover.

A Greater Sand Plover moulting from summer to winter plumage.

This one also moulting from summer to winter plumage.

A Greater Sand Plover with winter plumage coming in.

A Greater Sand Plover moulting from first-summer to winter plumage.

A flock of around a dozen Greater Sand Plovers.

There were a few Lesser Sand Plovers mixed in with the Greater Sand Plover flock, but only three.

Lesser Sand Plover in late breeding plumage.

First Grey Plover of the season on the sandy beach stretching from the river mouth. Quite a distance away, and heat shimmer made the air waver — totally blurry. ^^;

Common Redshank in late breeding plumage.

Grey-tailed Tattler transitioning to winter plumage.

Common Greenshank in first-summer plumage.

Long-toed Stint in late breeding plumage.

Little Ringed Plover in late breeding plumage.

A colony of Black-naped Terns. Some chicks appear to have hatched, and birds were carrying food.

A Black-naped Tern carrying prey.

Whiskered Terns have been increasing in number too.

A Ruddy Kingfisher that has finished breeding. Taking it easy before migrating to its wintering grounds.

Crested Serpent Eagles have been turning up more often lately.

A Japanese Night Heron sunbathing in a peculiar pose.

It was striking all sorts of poses.

Two juvenile Japanese Night Herons competing for food from a parent.

A sibling of the two above. The chick that missed out on food was calling sadly. Hear the actual call in the video below.