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

ツバメチドリの群れ

June 1, 2020
Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

I looked up and saw one had soared high into the sky — and it had caught a grasshopper. I was surprised enough that a grasshopper was flying at that height, but the eyesight of the Oriental Pratincole that spotted and caught it was equally astonishing.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-9M2
Focal Length
840.0 mm
Aperture
F9.0
ISO
640
Exposure Time
1/2500 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
7.7 m
Date & Time Taken
June 1, 2020, 1:42 p.m.(JST)
Original
1783 × 1189 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

June 1, 2020 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
28.8 / 25.6 ℃
Total precipitation
5.30 mm
Max wind speed
6.67 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Oriental Pratincole