| Image Comments |
| pfinn | 04-Jun-09 12:42 |
| I bid farewell to my early morning building companions with a breakfast "Luau". |
| jdaawa | 18-Jun-09 18:20 |
| We are birders on the east coast. What is the bird in the foreground with the red head? |
| hjlittman | 18-Jun-09 19:25 |
| I could just see this on my patio with all my cats plastered against the windows meowing to be let out. |
| pfinn | 18-Jun-09 21:01 |
| jdaawa. Truthfully, I don't know. Should've asked. Next time. |
| jdaawa | 20-Jun-09 10:20 |
| We are trying to Id the red headed bird in the foreground, but before I do, was this in Hawaii?
We think it's a Red-Crested Cardinal. It is not native it was introduced in the 1930s. (There are a pair of Northern Cardinal in the upper right of the picture, they ware also introduced to Hawaii.)
If you were not in Hawaii....Ive got one other wild guess. |
| pfinn | 20-Jun-09 12:55 |
| Yes, this was in Hawaii. Maui to be exact, on the SW side of the island. This is the lee side of volcano Haleacala so annual rainfall averages only "9-11" annually. Thanks fot the I.D. for this was the family's favorite, albiet most elusive, visitor. What was the wild guess, anyway? |
| jdaawa | 20-Jun-09 23:05 |
| The wild guess was a Red-Cowled Cardinal. It is from Brazil but my sources don't indicate that it occurs in Hawaii. The Red-Crested cardinal has a top-knot, the Red-Cowled cardinal does not. Google both names and you should get some pictures. We searched all of our field guides and after I posted the comment I remembered your travel kit picture and looked to see that you were going to Hawaii. I spent a week on R&R in Hawaii back in the 60's. |
