Re: IMG: Boobies and more

I see you are enjoying the new arrival.

It's nice to see someone who has the same hobby and job

nice birds

ric

On Feb 19, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Doug Herr wrote:
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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