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

The Eurasian Hoopoe that has been present since yesterday was raising its crest frequently. I wish it would move somewhere a little more peaceful….

Perched on the artificial log right in front of me.

A Scaly Thrush that has completely lost its wariness. Reactions to people vary enormously from individual to individual.

An adult Malayan Night Heron. The breeding season is approaching, and they will soon be showing their vivid nuptial colours.

Daurian Redstarts were increasing. I suspect they are birds moving through on migration.

A Eurasian Hoopoe that kept retreating into the bushes every time a person or vehicle passed by. Prey is plentiful, but it seemed unable to settle.

A male Ferruginous Duck. No juveniles or adults could be confirmed….

Tufted Ducks number in the hundreds at the dam, but there were 4 at this sedimentation pond.

A juvenile Black-winged Kite. It came right in front of me repeatedly, searching for prey.

First night outing in quite a while. Stopped by a convenience store and observed several Ryukyu Scops Owls along the way.

15 Black-winged Stilts arrived. Spring migration is underway.

Green Sandpipers on the move also seem to be increasing.

Common Snipe were moving actively in mid-January, but things have settled down now. Come April, large numbers will be passing through Ishigaki Island.

A Collared Kingfisher on a tetrapod. Perching on spots like this is probably why its tail feathers are so heavily worn.

It is quite close, but because I am watching through gaps in the vegetation it is relaxed.

Black-winged Kites on Ishigaki-jima breed multiple times a year, so I'm not sure what to call the season, but this individual is in the process of moulting out of juvenile plumage.

A wintering juvenile Grey-faced Buzzard. It will likely head north next month.

A male White Wagtail of the leucopsis type. The season has come when I start seeing White Wagtails passing through on migration as well.

While watching the Collared Kingfisher, a Giant Mottled Eel was eating what appeared to be a tilapia.

White-winged Tern in winter plumage. Numbers increase sharply come April.

Pacific Golden Plovers recorded in rice paddies and sugarcane fields. These too don't build up until April.

Daurian Starlings visiting my workplace. At peak times a flock of around 30 will come by.