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

A Crested Serpent Eagle that has caught a Cane Toad.

The Cane Toad trying to escape with the Crested Serpent Eagle still on its back. At this point the eagle's talons are already driven into the toad's eyes.

The Crested Serpent Eagle pulling the escaping toad back onto the bank. White venom is oozing from the parotoid glands.

The toad, its eyes destroyed, still refuses to give up trying to escape.

The bill looks thick, but the face is White Wagtail (ssp. ocularis/leucopsis type), and the body is White Wagtail — a puzzling individual.

At first glance a White Wagtail, but the apron-shaped black breast patch looks like a White-faced Wagtail.

Something feels off, but it's too much trouble, so: White-faced Wagtail. ^^;

Hmm. Same as above — another borderline individual. Going with White-faced Wagtail for now… ^^;

Ordinary White Wagtail, first-winter female.

This one is also a White Wagtail.

Various White Wagtail subspecies.

Adult female Grey-capped Greenfinch.

Two Grey-capped Greenfinches. Both adult females.

Pied Avocet, adult female, present since yesterday.

Three Pied Avocets arrived together. All adults.

Pied Avocet, adult female. It appeared in October this season, so this is the first sighting in two months.

The Pied Avocet was foraging near a flock of Black-winged Stilts, but did not mix with the flock.

The Caspian Tern adult that has been staying on again. It disappears somewhere to fish and then comes back to the paddies to rest.

A young Osprey eating prey on a paddy bund. When I found it, it seemed to have just finished its meal.

After finishing its meal it took off and disappeared again toward the coast.

Four Tufted Ducks in the settling pond. All males.

Northern Pintail, male juvenile (left) and female juvenile.

Northern Pintail, female juvenile. There were five Northern Pintails but all were juveniles and were following Spot-billed Ducks around.

Common Redshank, first-winter plumage.

Common Greenshank, adult in winter plumage, though some summer plumage remains.

Black-headed Gull, first-winter plumage.

A Red-throated Pipit sheltering from strong northerly winds and rain.