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

Pin-tailed Snipe and Swinhoe's Snipe (video included)

April 22, 2026
Swinhoe's Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe

This Swinhoe's Snipe is also preening. The way the tail feathers show here is often mistaken for Pin-tailed Snipe.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-1
Focal Length
800.0 mm
Aperture
F8.0
ISO
800
Exposure Time
1/1250 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
10.6 m
Date & Time Taken
April 21, 2026, 1:10 p.m.(JST)
Original
1674 × 1116 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

April 21, 2026 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
25.9 / 22.2 ℃
Total precipitation
0.10 mm
Max wind speed
5.06 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Swinhoe's Snipe