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

I managed to photograph a juvenile male Ruff at close range.

There was a beautiful juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. It was an unwary individual and I could photograph it up close.

This Swinhoe's Snipe (?) thinks it is hiding — even like this.

Common Greenshank juvenile plumage → first-winter plumage.

Red-legged? Winter plumage?.

Wood Sandpiper.

Black-bellied Tern was resting. Breeding plumage → non-breeding plumage.

A muddy Pheasant-tailed Jacana. It was pecking at small insects.

It was a very hot day today, and the Grey-streaked Flycatcher has its bill open.

It must be using that wide gape to catch flying insects on the wing.

A Crested Serpent Eagle in flight for the first time in a while. Crested Serpent Eagles aren't the most active birds, so waiting an hour for a flight shot is not unusual. This time it was a 45-minute wait. ^^;

A male Crested Serpent Eagle. The crest stands out, ruffled by the wind.

The partner of the Crested Serpent Eagle above. The female is a size larger.

The male Crested Serpent Eagle perched in a tree that made for an easy shot. ^^

As evening comes, Malayan Night Herons appear from nowhere and get busy foraging.

Having only ever looked at Crested Serpent Eagles, the Eastern Marsh Harrier felt about a size bigger. As it soared leisurely over the paddies, the shorebirds and sparrows scattered in a panic. ^^;

The Eastern Marsh Harrier turned to face me for just a moment.

In the evening there was a Chinese Pond Heron.

Finally, a juvenile Chinese Sparrowhawk passed overhead.

It circled right overhead once for me.

A juvenile Chinese Sparrowhawk that gave me just a brief glimpse of its profile.