Heron spotting hunting bugs after sugarcane harvest in Komesu, Itoman

Heron spotting hunting bugs after sugarcane harvest in Komesu, Itoman

A great white heron hunting for bugs around a sugarcane harvester – January 13, Komesu, Itoman (photograph by John Matsumoto)


January 14, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By John Matsumoto

 

On Okinawa’s main island and in the Yaeyama islands January 13, a high-pressure system from the Asian continent brought with it some chilly weather and a little rain. In the fields of Komesu, Itoman, where the sugarcane harvest is at its peak, a great white heron could be seen following along after a harvester cutting sugar cane, feeding itself by pecking earthworms and bugs from the ground.

According to Naoki Tamaki, 34, who was operating the harvester, the heron was part of a flock of 5-6 herons. “They didn’t seem scared of the machinery or people whatsoever,” he said, while the herons hunted for food nearby.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

 

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