Re: IMG: Last from Hawaii

are you adding lots of new birds to your photo list?

these are very nice--as expected

ric



On Feb 26, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Doug Herr wrote:
I'll be returning to California on Friday so this is the last post from Hawaii. Little Kaydence is doing very well and Kelsey is complaining that at two weeks old, Kaydence is growing up too quickly. Kelsey has recovered enough from the birth that we were able to go hiking (with Kaydence) today. Kelsey swears that Kaydence will grow up outdoors. 

A few more pictures:

A Red-whiskered Bulbul:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/pycnonotidae/rwbu01.html
The Nutmeg Mannikin,a member of the Waxbill family (Estrildidae) is a tiny seed-eater that is easily overlooked in grassy areas: 
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/estrildidae/numa01.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/estrildidae/numa02.html

The Java Sparrow is another Waxbill, often kept as a cage bird:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/estrildidae/jasp00.html
technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R + 1.4x APO-Extender- R, shoulder stock & monopod.
These are all introduced species. Many of Hawaii's native landbirds are either extinct or close to extinction, due to a very large degree to introduced species, for example: the introduced Indian Mongoose preys on ground-nesting species, and avian malaria (not a native organism) has eliminated most native bird species at the lower (warmer) elevations. 

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

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