28
Apr
2025
Tracking the elusive Habu Snakes of Okinawa through Yambaru’s jungles, from native legends to rare encounters with the mysterious Silver Habu.
Wildlife of the Yanbaru
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Tracking the elusive Habu Snakes of Okinawa through Yambaru’s jungles, from native legends to rare encounters with the mysterious Silver Habu.
Okinawa sped past. An urban metropolis transitioned slowly to villages and greens, flat lands morphed into green rolling hills.
There’s a raw and unfiltered energy that clings to Cape Zampa in Okinawa, a sense of ancient power sculpted in salt and stone.
The raw side of nature photography is something many people tend to gloss over when debating the incredible experiences numerous photographers witness as they document the natural history of our complex and very wild planet.
Photographing the Okinawa Rail has been one of the more rewarding and equally humbling challenges of my time on the island. The species—shy, elusive, and never in any rush to pose.
Hidden within the subtropical forests of northern Okinawa Island, the Ishikawa’s Frog (Odorrana ishikawae) is often hailed as Japan’s most beautiful amphibian