皆既月蝕
3年ぶりの皆既月蝕。スーパームーンと重なったのは24年ぶり。次回、スーパームーンと重なるのは12年後の2033年だそうです。
A supermoon during total eclipse, glowing an eerie coppery red.
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天体
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
カタグロトビ、アカショウビン、ズアカアオバト繁殖
3月31日に自宅近くでペアでいるのを見つけたカタグロトビ はやはり繁殖しました。幼鳥が出てくるのが楽しみです。
リュウキュウアカショウビンも自宅近くで繁殖。巣穴をしっかり掘っていました。
チュウダイズアカアオバトは巣は見つかりませんでしたが、行動から推測して繁殖中と思われます。
上記は、全て自宅から数百メートルのところにあります。コノハズク、アオバズクもおそらく付近で繁殖していると思われます。なんでもない地域ですが、繁殖鳥の密度は濃いです。^^
A Black-winged Kite flew out from a woodland where a nest is thought to be. The distance to the bird was about 120 metres. At that range it paid almost no attention to me.
Same individual as above. Believed to be a female.
An almost completed Ruddy Kingfisher nest.
This one is a Ruddy Kingfisher nest still being excavated. The tree is a Ryukyu Pine, so there is a good chance they will abandon it.
A male Ryukyu Kingfisher.
While I was watching the Black-winged Kite, a Whistling Green Pigeon had quietly perched very close by. It kept a wary eye on me but did not fly off, so there is probably a nest nearby.
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野鳥
キンバト、アカショウビン、カンムリワシ
子どもたちが起きる前に近所の林道を一回り。キンバト2羽とアカショウビン4羽に出会えました。
A female Emerald Dove on a dark forest track.
An Emerald Dove holding a Macaranga seed in its bill. At this time of year they are almost always feeding on split-open Macaranga fruit.
A female Ryukyu Kingfisher. A male was close by as well.
A young Crested Serpent Eagle. An unwary individual that uses the park as its territory.
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野鳥
キンバト、リュウキュウコノハズク、アオバズク、リュウキュウキビタキなど石垣島の繁殖鳥
石垣島は、繁殖鳥たちのベストシーズンに入っています。最近、忙しくて久しぶりの更新となりました。^^;
キンバトは子育て真っ盛りのようで雌雄が餌を取っては巣へ運んでいました。
リュウキュウコノハズク、リュウキュウアオバズクは抱卵中のペアが増えてきています。
リュウキュウキビタキも繁殖中ですが、こちらはどこにん巣を作っているのか全く分かりません。
エリグロアジサシも繁殖のため渡ってきました。この日は、8羽が海上を飛ぶのを確認しました。
Female Emerald Dove. The plumage is quite worn. They nest in places where they have to push through Arenga palm, so I suppose the feathers get damaged easily during the breeding season. The male was not nearly as worn.
Female Emerald Dove. It was feeding on the black seeds of a Macaranga that had fallen to the ground and split open.
Male Ryukyu Scops Owl. It was cleverly hidden in a tangle of climbing plants. I am currently observing Ryukyu Scops Owls at five sites, including one where they appear to be nesting.
A Ryukyu Hawk-Owl at a new site — this is a male. Right in front of this pair's nest, a Ruddy Kingfisher was excavating its own nest hole… If the Ruddy Kingfisher finishes its nest first, it might get attacked by the Hawk-Owl… ^^; Hawk-Owls are nesting at four sites.
Male Ryukyu Narcissus Flycatcher in second-summer plumage. It was moving through its territory while singing.
First Black-naped Tern of the season. It was flying around over the sea at the coast where they breed every year. The terns that come to Ishigaki Island arrive in this order: Little Tern, Great Crested Tern, Black-naped Tern, and Roseate Tern. All except the Great Crested Tern, which breeds on the Senkaku Islands, breed along the coast of Ishigaki Island.
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野鳥
リュウキュウアカショウビン個体識別
あるアカショウビンを撮ってたら「なんだか見たことがあるぞ」となって自宅に帰って過去の写真を探してみたら、やはり似た個体を2013年に撮影していました。ただ、8年も前となるとはたして同じ個体なのかどうなのか疑問が湧きます。
A female Ryukyu Ruddy Kingfisher perched on a nicely positioned branch.
When it turned the other way — well, a slight partial leucism. I had a feeling I'd seen it before, so I went home and dug through my old data.
This individual was photographed in 2013 in the same area as the Ruddy Kingfisher above. The position of the white feathers looks similar.
A close-up of the individual photographed this time. The feathers in roughly the same position are white.
Same individual as above, but facing left it seems to resemble other past individuals as well…
That would be this individual photographed in 2013. This one is a male, but the look of the feathering on the hindneck is distinctive and similar.
A Crested Serpent Eagle sharing a feeding area with a Ruddy Kingfisher. Neither interfered with the other.
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野鳥