The Cattle Egret, which is native to Africa and Asia, it’s established on all the continents except for Antarctica. All this travel has occurred by the power of its own flight. Young herons have been found well over 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds. Flocks have been known to fly across the oceans. After crossing the …
Birds of Hawaii #8: Golden Plover (or Kolea)
The Hawaiian name for the Golden Plover is the Kolea. It is the most abundant winter visitor to Hawaii. They return every year from their summer nesting grounds in Alaska. It's also one of the few native birds that one will readily see in the city. It can easily be seen in grassy fields, …
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Birds of Hawaii #7: Spotted Dove
Also known as the Mountain Dove, Lace-necked Dove or Chinese Dove, it's been cooing in Hawai'i since the mid-1800's. This dove is much larger than the zebra dove but definitely not as tolerant of humans. It's rarely found in large flocks as are the other doves. Its nests year-round on tree platforms where it lays 2 eggs …
Birds of Hawaii #2: Ae’o or Hawaiian Stilt Bird
Per Wikipedia, the Hawaiian stilt is an endangered Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt species. It is a long-legged, slender shorebird with a long, thin beak. Other common names include the Hawaiian black-necked stilt, the ae’o, the kukuluae’o, or it may be referred to as the Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt. These photos were …
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Birds of Hawaii #1: Java Sparrow
While I was in Hawaii, I tried to get photos of some of the birds. This one is the java sparrow and I thought it was the cutest little birds. The origin of this bird is Indonesia but it has become uncommon there due to loss of habitat and from hunting. But they are abundant …
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