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

Purple Swamphen Black-winged kite Ashy drongo Collared Kingfisher Black Bittern

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

サシバ、チョウゲンボウ

二日酔いが抜けたところで、崎枝半島を回ってきました。^^

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

Two juvenile Grey-faced Buzzards were threatening each other.

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

It seems the dispute was settled by calls alone, without coming to blows.

Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel

A juvenile Common Kestrel landed in a pine tree.

Categories: 野鳥

2014年鳥納め

夕方から鳥納めに行ってきました。そして今日から冬休み。^^

見てくれた皆さん、今年はお世話になりました。来年も宜しくお願いします。

Grey-faced Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard

A distant juvenile Grey-faced Buzzard. With the 2× extender on, it's still resolving well at that distance.

Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

A juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle was eating a Little Egret. Since Crested Serpent Eagles don't hunt herons, I think it's the leftovers from an Eastern Buzzard that has been in the area for the past few days.

Categories: 野鳥