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

ホウロクシギ、チュウシャクシギ

Aug. 31, 2015
Far Eastern Curlew
Far Eastern Curlew

Once the tide started dropping, they moved to the coast and were already catching crabs. The paddy fields have no view of the sea — can they really sense the tides with an accurate internal clock?

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
840.0 mm
Aperture
F5.6
ISO
400
Exposure Time
1/1250 sec
Altitude
13.3 m
Elevation
2.8 m
Date & Time Taken
Aug. 31, 2015, 11:58 a.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1706 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Aug. 31, 2015 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
29.0 / 26.9 ℃
Total precipitation
12.10 mm
Max wind speed
9.11 m/s
Japan Meteorological Agency 石垣 tide gauge station
Photos tagged with this tag: Far Eastern Curlew