One of the Usual Suspects
A friend (Hoaloha) has been visiting our back yard (pā hale) at the WaimeaBeachHouse. Our friend is the Mejiro. The bird is often confused with the Hawaiian Honeycreeper. The key difference visually can be determined by the eyes of the birds. The Mejiro has white surrounding its eye. However, the Honeycreeper does not. The Mejiro Read More…
I decided to take a trip to the Kawaiʻele Waterbird Sanctuary at dawn. It is located a few miles west of the house. It is a a quiet place. It is a special place to me. As the sun begins its day on the Sanctuary the quiet is broken. A bugle calls Reveille at the Read More…
I decided to spend an afternoon with the birds at Kawai‘ele on Kauai. Kawai‘ele is a waterbird and native plant sanctuary on the western side of the island. It is a quiet and unassuming place. A good deal of the birds at Kawai‘ele are endemic to Hawaii. Birds such as the Hawaiian Stilt and Hawaiian Read More…