A daily record.
Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

Black-naped Tern Arrives, Ruddy Kingfisher Nest-building (video)

May 24, 2025
Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

A standing dead Satake palm in the village where Ruddy Kingfishers nest every year. They start at the top and work their way down, so the nest position drops a little each season — this year it ended up at about waist height… ^^;

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
iPhone 14
Focal Length
5.7 mm
Aperture
F1.5
ISO
50
Exposure Time
1/769 sec
Altitude
36.157373440939104 m
Elevation
33.5 m
Date & Time Taken
May 23, 2025, 4:13 p.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1920 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

May 23, 2025 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
28.9 / 25.5 ℃
Total precipitation
3.10 mm
Max wind speed
6.58 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Ruddy Kingfisher