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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

ツバメチドリ、ハリオシギ、ウズラシギほか

April 14, 2020
Greater Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover

A Greater Sand Plover transitioning into breeding plumage. It seems that the Lesser Sand Plover subspecies — commonly known as Chūmedaichidori — also visits Yaeyama and Okinawa, and resembles the Greater Sand Plover.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-9M2
Focal Length
840.0 mm
Aperture
F9.0
ISO
800
Exposure Time
1/1000 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
27.3 m
Date & Time Taken
April 14, 2020, 10:46 a.m.(JST)
Original
1618 × 1079 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

April 14, 2020 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
19.8 / 16.6 ℃
Total precipitation
0.00 mm
Max wind speed
6.58 m/s
Japan Meteorological Agency 石垣 tide gauge station
Photos tagged with this tag: Greater Sand Plover