Down in the Mangroves of Okinawa You Can Observe Nature

The mangrove forests of Okinawa are great places to observe nature.

Even a crab, like me, gets invited to come on in.

There are medium-sized birds like this Egret among the uncaged and free-roaming wildlife.

And there are small, fast-moving birds like this Wagtail.  You can observe all of them hunting for food.

If you look deep into the center of the mangrove forest and be very quiet, you might see a Grey Heron.

What's he doing in there ?

He went in there to finish his lunch somewhere away from me observing nature with my noisy camera !

NOTE:  THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN NAHA AT THE

MANKO WATERBIRD AND WETLAND CENTER 

Editor's Picks (Photos) for the Month of May 2011

Here are five photos from Okinawa, Japan that were selected as Editor's Picks for the month of May 2011.

Blue Crab in a Cave

A Fertility Legend in Okinawa, Japan

Dragonboat in Naha

Niya-thiya Cave Okinawa

The Flowers of the Tobacco Plant

Now, I know it's not the end of May, yet but, there probably won't be time for me to enter anymore photos in contests this month.  So, I figure I'd better post these now and get busy.

There's a method to my madness, actually.  See, I do a lot of crazy stuff with my cameras.

Sometimes it's in the wind and rain.  Other times on the roof of a tall building.  And once, lying in the road, I even almost got run over by a waterbuffalo pulling a cart but, I figure, that's all part of a day's work.

Then, once I get my photos developed, I post them online where editors can look at them. The guys who do the Editor's Pickin for these photos are some tough nuts to crack.  They are all professional photographers, besides being editors.  So, I shoot and let them do the pickin !

Next thing you know, other editors start peekin at your photos and they want to pick some, too.

Well, the shootin and pickin has caught up to me and now, I have a pile of researching and writing to do.  So, I don't plan on showing any new photos for editor's to pick until next month.  Hah !

A Little Crabby Today, Eh?

TODAY'S PHOTO/CRITTERS OF THE DAY: "AN EGRET AND A CRAB"
Cheers,
MIKE