Ma’o is the idyllic Hawaiian name for the colourful ‘Hawaiian cotton’ (Gossypium tomentosum) plant which is found on all the main islands of Hawaii, but funnily enough not on the island of ‘Hawaii’ itself. A […]
Here’s a follow-up and gentle reminder to the November 2019 post ‘Maui Visitors’. Here we see a mother humpback whale and her calf breaching together. It’s probably nothing of the sort, but we and our […]
I came across this eye-catching colourful vine on a visit to Maui, but it is a natural inhabitant of the Philippines that was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands as a colourful and decorative addition to […]
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 5th December 2016 and is entitled ‘Just A Seagull’. A funny little albatross story that still makes me chuckle every time I remind myself of it and an encounter I […]
Nai’a is the Hawaiian name for these spectacular showboaters the Spinner Dolphin. I came across a pod whilst out on a boat trip on a visit to Maui a few years back and when they […]
Here is a red/orange variant of the Dot-lined Angle Moth (Psamatodes abydata, (aka Macaria abydata)). These small (2-3cm) moths are fairly common now worldwide and several ‘varieties’ or colour phases can be found. Having been […]
Today’s Friday Flashback is from March 24th 2014 and is entitled ‘Malolo‘. One of 40 species worldwide of ‘flying’ fish, this little beauty is from the exotic waters of Hawaii. Original Text: “Have you ever […]
Today’s Friday Flashback is from February 21st 2014 and is entitled ‘Maui Backflip‘. We haven’t seen one of these guys since last August when we had a humpback breach from right here in BC, so […]
Today’s Friday Flashback is from April 28th 2014 and is entitled ‘Green Anole’. A pretty cool looking dude with a great colourization and just a glint of mischief in his eye! Original text: ‘The Green […]
The Ahinahina (Haleakala Silversword) is an endemic plant to the volcanic mountainside of Haleakala in Maui, Hawaii. Here, and only here, is where it thrives, it grows on the summit slopes in a harsh rocky […]
Here we see a shot of a spectacular sunset taken from Maui in the Hawaiian Islands just before the sun disappears behind the small island of Lanai. Hawaii as a whole is a pretty special […]
Visiting Maui in the near future? If so, you’re in for a treat – these big guys, the humpback whales have just started returning for their ‘fun in the sun’. Researchers at the Pacific Whale […]
A native of the Caribbean and introduced into Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands in 1980, the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) has also managed to make its way to Maui, Kauai and most recently the Big […]
Here’s a shot I took on a visit to Maui a couple of years back – the Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis). Also known as the Spotted Turtle Dove, the Chinese Spotted Dove and the Mountain […]
I got this shot a few years back whilst in Maui photographing humpback whales. Red-crested Cardinals (Paroaria coronata) are a colourful, pretty bird that were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands back in the late 1920s […]
