Tag Archives: Bottlebrush

Red and green and nothing in between

A red anthurium flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Red anthurium flowers with green leaves.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Red and Green.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone for a mostly plant-based response, except for the last.

A Royal Poincana tree in bloom in Hawaii
A Royal Poincana tree in bloom.
A gold dust day gecko on a red torch ginger in Hawaii
A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a red torch ginger
An ohia flower in Hawaii
An Ohio flower.
A red hibiscus flower in Hawaii
A red hibiscus flower.
Bottlebrush flowers in Hawaii
Bottlebrush flowers and leaves.
Traffic lights showing redTraffic lights showing green
A traffic light going from red to green!

Java Sparrow juvenile on a bottlebrush

A Java Sparrow juvenile on a bottlebrush in Hawaii
A Java Sparrow on a bottlebrush in Hawaii

I see Java Sparrows quite often, but I’d never seen a juvenile until I took this top photo. The bird has the look but not much of the coloration, just a bit of pink in the bill and around the eye. The adult, in the second photo, shows the distinctive markings still to come.