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

When I arrived at Kabira Ishizaki, a female Daurian Redstart came out to meet me.

A Naumann's Thrush that had dug up the lawn to catch an earthworm. Quite impressive.

There was one more Naumann's Thrush.

A female Isabelline Shrike in winter plumage.

A male Northern Shoveler in the red-soil-stained sedimentation pond. He has almost fully transitioned from eclipse plumage into breeding plumage.

This male Northern Shoveler is still in eclipse plumage.

There were also about three male Eurasian Teals.

A Grey-faced Buzzard hunting in a meadow.

The setting sun has given it a brownish cast, but this is a Grey Plover in winter plumage.

This one is a Pacific Golden Plover.

A Whimbrel that is always seen alone.

A Grey-tailed Tattler caught a crab.

A Black-faced Spoonbill with a flag.

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle was searching for prey in the rain.

This Malayan Night Heron was at Yonehara Beach, and remarkably, it had been hand-fed by a local man from the neighbourhood. A crow and the night heron were amicably receiving food from him together.

A Pheasant-tailed Jacana walking across water lilies. The flowers are closed because it was evening — they stay open until around noon.

It moves across the water lily pads on its large feet, foraging for food.

Thrushes are becoming more numerous as well.

The small-bodied Pink-necked Green Pigeon stood shorter than the rice stubble, making it difficult to photograph.

At this time of year, there is a very good chance that Pale-capped Pigeons are mixed in among flocks of Oriental Turtle Doves. When they take flight, the whitish tips of the tail feathers are a helpful distinguishing mark.

A Black-faced Spoonbill with flag K91.

A flock of Eastern Cattle Egrets had huddled together out of the wind, looking cold.