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

台風前のシギ、チドリ見回り

Aug. 21, 2015
Whimbrel
Whimbrel

A Whimbrel preening — it was slathering on oil from the uropygial gland. Getting ready for the typhoon, perhaps.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
1200.0 mm
Aperture
F8.0
ISO
400
Exposure Time
1/640 sec
Altitude
16.5 m
Elevation
1.4 m
Date & Time Taken
Aug. 21, 2015, 2:37 p.m.(JST)
Original
1746 × 1164 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Aug. 21, 2015 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
29.2 / 27.3 ℃
Total precipitation
1.00 mm
Max wind speed
11.00 m/s
Japan Meteorological Agency 石垣 tide gauge station
Photos tagged with this tag: Whimbrel