[LRflex] Re: IMG: Last from Hawaii

A beautiful batch of cuties Doug - the treatment of colours make them particularly 'live'. Great job. 
Enjoy Kaydence to the full while there - these grow up so fast.

Amitiés
Philippe



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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