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.
台風前なので風が強く、水辺の鳥以外ほとんでいませんでした…。
The showy one on the left is the female and the plain one is the male. The male also does the chick-rearing.
Courtship is also the female's role. A singing female Greater Painted-snipe.
アカショウビンのヒナ独特の鳴き声が聞こえてくるのでしばらく探してみるといました!!
3羽巣立ったのですが、2羽しか見つけられず…。
動画でヒナ特有の鳴き声をお聞きください。
Today I was able to observe a lot of Ruddy Kingfishers — seven in total. A remarkable number for this time of year!!
A Ruddy Kingfisher in the middle of a late breeding season.
A Ruddy Kingfisher chick that I believe had just fledged this morning. Still covered in a lot of pin feathers.
先日生まれたツミのヒナ 、ここまで立派に成長しました!!
When I found it, it was napping, but a crow's presence woke it and it had a big stretch!!
It's just over a month since hatching, but it's already hunting prey on its own. That sharp, fierce look typical of raptors.
最近、アカショウビンを撮っていなかったので…。巣立ちビナを3羽引き連れていました。ヒナは藪に入ってしまい、BBQの時間が迫っていたので後ろ髪を引かれつつ退散。
I didn't have much time and it was a bit of a rushed shot, but it's as beautiful as ever!!
コノハズクは、多くても3羽の子連れがほとんどですが、ここは4羽の巣立ちビナが!!
ちなみに、 IDS師匠のウェブログで コノハズクの素晴らしい瞬間 がみられますよ。
IDS師匠 今夜もありがとうございました!!
The parent brought food to the chicks — a large stick insect.
I finished work at 21:00 and rushed straight there, so the time I got to enjoy was short…