Showing posts with label Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Japanese White-Eyes at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Sometimes it's the Point of View

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What's the most populous bird on the Hawaiian Islands? Visitors might suspect Mynas or Zebra Doves, given their ubiquitous presence in...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Established and Spreading Fast, the Kalij Pheasant on the Big Island

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Once again, in the category of "it seemed like a good idea at the time", someone decided to release a few dozen Himalayan pheasa...
Friday, June 9, 2017

Saffron Finch at the Hawai'i Volcanoes Observatory

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I'm continuing our discussion of the invasive birds of Hawai'i. Some have more or less replaced those species that have gone extin...
Monday, May 29, 2017

‘Amakihi, One of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

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I'm making no claims whatsoever that these pictures are up to my own basic standards, but to paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld's statemen...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Just a Bit of Searching and There They Are...'Apanane at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Redux

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So...the other day I was all excited about FINALLY seeing and catching pictures of an 'Apanane ( Himatione sanguinea ) at Hawai'i...
Monday, May 22, 2017

'Apapane (at last!) at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

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Several million years ago, a small finch species, either pregnant or part of a small flock, got blown off course and somehow survived a to...