Category Archives: Birds

Pueo on a post

On the way back from Hilo last week I saw this pueo standing on a post. I stopped the car and got out to take photos. I saw immediately that the pueo was watching my progress and, before I got any decent photos, it took off and headed across the road and away from me. Since I didn’t see it above the fields there, I figured it had settled down again.

Sure enough as I got to the curve in the road I saw it on this post. I moved slowly towards it taking a few photos. Eventually, it decided I had come close enough and took off again. I saw it fly a ways up the hill and settle on yet another post. I didn’t follow, otherwise I could have ended up back in Hilo!

The Numbers Game #95

A black triggerfish showing colors when it is agitated or aroused — An aroused Black Triggerfish.

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 217. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

The blooms of a yucca plant. — Yucca flowers.

’Io

An Io at Pana'ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii

This ’Io (Hawaiian hawk) is a resident at Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo. Seeing birds in a cage like this is a bit depressing to me, but this is a rescue bird and, because of injuries, it would not survive long in the wild. It did at least give me the chance to see it and appreciate what a majestic bird it is.

A bench at the zoo

A bench at Pana'ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii

What I like about this bench at Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, is that two can sit on it.

Posted for Jude’s Bench Challenge (here)

The Numbers Game #94

A lava breakout from the Kilauea lava flow. — A lava flow at Kilauea with people walking on it. What could possibly go wrong!

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 216. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A white feral kitten with icy blue eyes — A somewhat spooky kitten.

A young stick insect clings to some mesh. — A dapper Yellow-billed cardinal.

That’s what I’m talking about

Two nenes at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii

I like to think that the one Nene wanted a drink of water, but the sprinkler wasn’t cooperating, so the Nene threw a tantrum!

The Numbers Game #93

A Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishes — A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishing.

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 215. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.