In Tokashiki, dragonflies and winter birds announce the arrival of autumn
A “waterside ballerina” wading in a paddy field in Tokashiki Village on September 8.
September 12, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hideaki Yoneda
Countless dragonflies and winter birds in search of food have appeared in the mountains and paddy fields of Tokashiki Island, announcing the arrival of fall after the tropical storm Haishen hit the region.
Dozens of winter birds like the Black-winged stilt (H. himantopus), nicknamed the “waterside ballerina” for the way it wades in water for food, and other birds of the sandpiper family have been observed in the paddy fields of Tokashiki. In different parts of the island, residents are
Photograph 2: An Ictinogomphus pertinax in a paddy field in Tokashiki Village on September 8.
enjoying the sight of numerous dragonfly species.
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)
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