A red-billed leiothrix, with a can-do attitude, strikes a pose on a tree branch.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Trees.’ See more responses here.
Red-billed Leiothrix
Graham's Island
Life on the Big Island of Hawaii
A red-billed leiothrix, with a can-do attitude, strikes a pose on a tree branch.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Trees.’ See more responses here.
Graham's Island 
Stunning little bird and quite the pose!
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A bird with an attitude!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, Maria.
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Awwww, so beautiful!
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Thanks Lisa. They really are.
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Fabulous photo Graham. That bird is such a good poser 🙂 🙂
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Yes, the pose is the thing here. A feisty little bird!
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What a great shot. I looked at your other photos of that bird and it’s either quite photogenic or you’re a better photographer than you alluded to the other day.
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Thanks. These birds are more often heard than seen so I have a lot of bad photos of them. This one was hung about on an exposed branch so I was able to get some good shots.
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now that’s some pose! Great tree too 🙂
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I loved the pose! I think the bird was in the mock orange which can be a large shrub or small tree.
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I love mock orange. Are they endemic to Hawaii?
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No. I think they’re pretty widespread. No idea when they were introduced here.
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They do seem to be. I must look up where they began
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You prompted me to do so. China and the Himalayas according to Wikipedia and introduced to Hawaii in 1918. I guess they must be fairly adaptable since the climate here is a little different to the Himalayas!
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oh thank you so much, and ahhha!! Yes very adaptable as we have them here too, and they seem to grow really well here
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Well, there you go!
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Beautiful image of a beautiful bird!!
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Thanks, Reed. They are beautiful, but a bit elusive too.
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What a pretty bird, Graham!
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Thanks Terri. They really are very pretty, but are more often heard than seen.
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