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Showing posts with label Wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wildlife. Show all posts
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Bird of the Month Febrary 2026

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 Sashiba The Japanese name (Sashiba) sounds better than Grey-faced Buzzard. Photo taken at 7:58 AM in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan Pentax K1  F/...
Friday, December 24, 2021

Okinawa - Months of the Year Memories in Photos

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 Who Needs a Calendar? Today, I randomly selected photos from each month of the year for publishing. Next, I fooled around with different ca...
Thursday, July 8, 2021

Chasing the Cinnamon Bittern of Kin Town

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 Okinawa's Rainy Season Ended Heat and humidity have me getting up and out with the camera before sunup. My air-conditioned room is usua...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight

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 Just A Second Here are three photos of this bird taken at 6:55 AM today. My camera was mounted on a tripod and equipped with a 300 MM lens....
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Strange Birds Spotted in Kin Town

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Helmeted Guineafowl These birds are natives of Africa but, some are domesticated in locations around the globe. How and when these character...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Sunday Camera Walk in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

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 Springtime Can't Come Soon Enough Lately, I've been skipping the long walk to a secluded beach for catching the sunrise. It's b...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Wordless Wednesday: Ducks Not in a Row

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Great Cormorant Flying Over Kin Town, Okinawa

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 Photographed Today with Pentax 560 MM Lens There won't be a review of this new lens until it's been fully evaluated. Lately, I'...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Wordless Wednesday: No Wesley But Here's A Snipe!

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Friday, October 9, 2020

Grey-faced Buzzard - Migratory Visitor to Okinawa

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    Spotted Today in Kin Town They've been on the island for a few days now but, this morning was the first time I saw one.  It's al...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Flying in Kin Town

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 Some Fast Moving Birds Not sure if they go by kilometers or miles per hour, all I know is they are speed demons. These characters don't...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Wordless Wednesday: Let Us Reflect

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Endangered Species Images: The Yellow Pond Turtle

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  Active at Night and When It's Raining This reptile was out running on the road as I was hurrying to find shelter from t...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Return of the Pacific Golden Plover to Okinawa, Japan

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Early This Year These birds are usually winter visitors to the island. Like November through April. The year 2020 has pulled a fe...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Bird Photo: Common Greenshank: Tringa nebularia

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Aoashishigi ( アオアシシギ ) in Japan Camera: Pentax K3 Lens: Sigma 50-500 at 500MM Exposure: f/11  1/250   ISO 100 Locatio...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Wordless Wednesday: It's Lunchtime!

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Monday, June 8, 2020

Bird Animation from DEC 2019

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They're Gone But Will Return in Autumn Grey-faced Buzzards (Butastur indicus) AKA Sashiba, in Japan are migratory visitors....
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Black-crowned Night Heron Photo of the Week

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Early in the Morning It took a few days of waking up before 4 AM to walk to where this character could be seen. Sunday, I...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Just Ducky: Couple of Eurasian Wigeon's

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First Time I've Seen These in Kin Town Yesterday, I ran across a few dozen of them. They got spooked and flew away. I...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

This Bird Made My Day

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A Hectic Week with Springlike Weather Daylight temperatures have been mild this week and we've been going outside without ja...