リュウキュウアカショウビン
A Ruddy Kingfisher that has caught a freshly eclosed Tsumagurozemi cicada.
Its bill is dirty, so it must be digging a nest hole somewhere.
GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR
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.
A Ruddy Kingfisher that has caught a freshly eclosed Tsumagurozemi cicada.
Its bill is dirty, so it must be digging a nest hole somewhere.
気温が上がってきて、キイロスジボタルも飛び始めました。^^
The green non-flashing lights are Kiirosujibotaru (Aquilonia pallida).
今日は、2羽のアカショウビンにあえました。
A different individual from the one that usually comes through every year has moved into this territory. I wonder what happened to the white-headed one….
First-ever shot. A male Ruddy Kingfisher.
夕方まで雨が降り、気温も25℃あったので、ヤエヤマボタルの大発生が期待できるので行ってきました。
The Yaeyama Firefly put on its biggest emergence of the season. ^^ The glowing periods were quite long too.
It was a muggy night, and on the way back a huge Japanese Giant Centipede — body length of around 20 cm — also appeared. ^^;
サギ類は夏羽に変わっています。
Eastern Cattle Egret. It has changed into beautiful breeding plumage.
Medium Egret.
An Eastern Cattle Egret that has caught a Sakishima Brown Frog.