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Capturing Kauai – The Monarch Butterfly Thriving

The Monarch Butterfly is a remarkable creature. The Monarch is the only insect that migrates like birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put the Monarch Butterflies on the waiting list for a Endangered Species Act listing.  The reason being its populations have shrunk drastically. The Western Monarch has seen a loss of 96% […]

Capturing Kauai – Only a Week Until Santa Visits

In one week’s time Santa comes for a visit.

Mother nature has provided some remarkable sunsets this fall.  Linda and I put up some Christmas lights in the Coconut Palm Trees a couple of months ago.

We also have identified another regular visitor to the yard. A male White-Rumped Shama seems to have […]

Capturing Kauai – Merijo and the ʻōhiʻa lehua sharing life together

The Merijo, a Wren with a White Ring around its eye and originally from Japan, has found Kauai to be a wonderful place to live and even thrive.  At four inches and weighting less than 4 ounces – the tiny and astoundingly quick bird – uses the ʻōhiʻa  and its lehu flower as its […]