A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

Even as a juvenile, that sharp raptor gaze.

Around this point I got hooked on flight shots…

It seems the Peregrine Falcon and the Eastern Marsh Harrier share the same hunting ground — hence this. The Peregrine is the feisty one.

背中に発信器を背負ったサシバ。このような研究が、渡り鳥の生態の解明にやくだつのねー。

This is what they look like as juveniles.

The smallest chick. Probably won't make it.

In the evening, a chick poked its head out and that's how I found the nest.

巣穴に脚を突っ込んで中のアカショウビンのヒナを捕まえます。

Three of the four Ruddy Kingfisher chicks were taken. Hard luck for the kingfishers, but the Japanese Sparrowhawk is also raising young at this time of year.

Its throat is puffed out from singing its heart out.