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 established that Read More…
Kauai
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 primary Read More…
Capturing Kauai – A Trek Into the Alakai Wilderness
The Alakai Wilderness on the island of Kauai is a fascinating and confounding place. It is a region of the island that is isolated from larger human population centers and is somewhat difficult to reach. Within the Alakai Wilderness there is a collapsed Volcanic Crater (sacred ground to native Hawaiians), The wettest spot on earth, Read More…