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Goin Fish’n at Dawn

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 […]

An Afternoon with the Birds at Kawai‘ele

Birds At Kawai‘ele

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 […]

Clark’s Nutcracker Comes on the Scene

Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifrago columbiana) is a bird native to the mountains of Idaho.  It normally resides near peaks and at tree-line.

However a pair of Clark’s Nutcrackers have decided to join their cousins – the Stellar Jay – at the feeders of our home in Stanley.

The Clark’s Nutcracker grows to about one foot […]