seawildearth https://seawildearth.com/ Wildlife and Landscape Imaging Adventures Tue, 19 May 2026 05:14:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 46886990 Postcards from Okinawa https://seawildearth.com/blog/postcards-from-okinawa/ https://seawildearth.com/blog/postcards-from-okinawa/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 05:10:58 +0000 https://seawildearth.com/?p=13699 Each month, subscribers would receive a carefully selected postcard showcasing Okinawa’s oceans, landscapes, wildlife, culture, and quieter moments of island life, delivered directly to their mailbox anywhere in the world for a US$10 monthly subscription fee.

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]]> https://seawildearth.com/blog/postcards-from-okinawa/feed/ 0 13699 They’re Baaaack! https://seawildearth.com/blog/ruddy-kingfisher-return-to-okinawa/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:17:49 +0000 https://seawildearth.com/?p=13575 Ruddy Kingfishers have now made their annual pilgrimage back to Okinawa. These diminutive birds are among the most exciting seasonal bird arrivals of spring and summer, bringing vivid color and unmistakable calls to the forests of the Ryukyu Islands.

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]]> 13575 Okinawa Woodpecker – One of the world’s rarest of bird species. https://seawildearth.com/blog/okinawa-woodpecker-one-of-the-worlds-rarest-of-bird-species/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:19:44 +0000 https://seawildearth.com/?p=13543 After many years of hoping to snag a decent photograph of this illusive bird, I finally landed on the jackpot, in avian terms. I was booked to lead a full day tour for some visitors from mainland Japan.

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]]> 13543 Song for the Siren https://seawildearth.com/blog/song-for-the-siren/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:07:18 +0000 https://seawildearth.com/?p=13461 Snippets of information filter through chat groups and interest pages, where Manta Rays have been spotted, an errant Whaleshark, Turtles laying eggs, or indeed Turtle hatchlings making their dash to their liquid calling.

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]]> 13461 A Challenge, to My Photographic Journey https://seawildearth.com/blog/wide-angle-macro/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:43:06 +0000 https://seawildearth.com/?p=13450 The power of wide angle macro lies in its ability to simultaneously highlight the intimate detail of a subject while situating it within its environment.

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]]> 13450 Japanese Tiger Beetle https://seawildearth.com/blog/japanese-tiger-beetle/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:08:17 +0000 https://seawildearth.com/?p=13445 On one of my early treks towards Fukugawa waterfall, I first came across the Japanese Tiger Beetle. At the time, I wasn’t even looking for it—just pausing along the path when a sudden flash of metallic green and bronze darted across the trail.

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