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

Black-winged kite Schrenck's little bittern Ryukyu flycatcher Collared Kingfisher Purple Swamphen

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

今季初撮影のリュウキュウアカショウビン

4/7に初観察以来、やっと写真が撮れた!日没寸前には、どこからともなくわいてきた羽アリを、ペアで空中でキャッチしまくってた。求愛給餌はまだしないみたい…。

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ryukyu Kingfisher, female. It was raining, so you can see raindrops on her head.

Cropped.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ryukyu Kingfisher, female. Shutter speed wouldn't go up — 1/6.

Cropped.

Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

Ryukyu Kingfisher, male. The right foot is deformed. Just before dusk, the pair were repeatedly catching winged ants in mid-air. You can just see a few ant wings sticking out from the tip of the bill.

Cropped.

Categories: 野鳥

ヤエヤマボタル

カメラ2台体制でヤエヤマボタルの撮影にのぞみました。7Dを久しぶりに使ったけど、高感度でノイズがおおいなー。ノイズリダクションをかければ、何とかなるけど…。

Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)
Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)

50mm, approximately 60-second exposure.

Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)
Firefly (Yaeyama Firefly / Yellow-striped Firefly)

17–40mm, approximately 10-minute exposure. The lens is slow and wide-angle, so it takes a very long exposure to capture the fireflies….

Categories: 昆虫など / 風景