On my last hike on the Pu’u O’o Trail, off Saddle Road, I’d been busy taking photos of an i’iwi when I noticed this little bird hopping up a tree trunk, probing for insects. It’s an Hawaii ‘elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis), a member of the flycatcher family, and endemic to the island. The Hawaii ‘elepaio is one of three ‘elepaio species in Hawaii, the other two being on Oahu and Kauai.
Graham's Island 
What a lovely little bird – beautiful markings and colours that tone so well with the bark of the tree.
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I’ve only seen few of these so it was nice to get a good clear shot.
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He is s cutie.
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They’re pretty little birds.
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Indeed. Just yesterday I saw what I thought for a moment was a red breasted robin by the ocean’s edge, but then worked out it was a swallow. I have not seen one with a red breast before. So fragile yet so strong and quick in their flight.
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I’ve never seen a red-breasted swallow and won’t anytime soon since we don’t have swallows here.
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When we lived in the city, I hardly ever saw swallows. This one must be of a species that decided on a seachange. 🙂
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Very good!
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A lovely little bird. Great photo Graham 🙂
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Thanks Brian. I was happy with how it turned out since it was one of those point and shoot moments before it carried on up the tree trunk.
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Sometimes the best work out like that 🙂
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Oh my God. So I first clicked your link to the i’iwi and had an early morning explosion of colour. I imagine they’re easy to follow. But your little sandwich bird has been captured so clearly, who couldn’t admire it.
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Thanks. I had a great morning with the birds.
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