IMG: Boobies and more

It's not Mardi Gras in Hawaii.  They're a few species of sea birds in the 
Sulidae family, which includes Gannets.

Near the Sea Life marine theme park on the windward side of Oahu are a couple 
of islands where the Red-footed Boobies nest, along with other marine bird 
species.  The Boobies often fly past the the windward shore of Oahu at close 
range:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sulidae/rfbo00.jpg
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sulidae/rfbo01.jpg

Brown Boobies are occasionally seen as well:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sulidae/brbo00.jpg

The Red-crested Cardinal is a common land bird in Hawaii. This species is 
native to South America:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/cardinalidae/rcca01.jpg

and more common by far than the Cardinal is the Common Mynah, also not native 
to the Hawaiian islands:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sturnidae/comy00.jpg
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sturnidae/comy01.jpg
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sturnidae/comy02.jpg



Doug Herr
Birdman of Kailua
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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