Spotted Dove
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…
Red-crested Cardinal
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…
Aloha
Here’s something we haven’t featured for a while - a humpback whale enjoying the waters off Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. I managed to capture this 'postcard' shot of a…
Friday Flashback – Waterfall
Thanks for the feedback on the Friday Flashbacks - I'm glad people are still enjoying them the second time around. Today's Friday Flashback is from July 16th 2012 and apparently…
Friday Flashback – Learning to Dive
Today's Friday Flashback is from March 9th 2012 - A shot of mother and calf humpback whales diving together, taken in Maui earlier that year. The size comparison still amazes…
A ‘Rain Bird’.
The Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) photographed here on it’s ‘winter vacation’ to Maui. In Europe, similar birds used to arrive on their southern migration with the Autumn rains and were…
Bird of Paradise
I photographed this spectacular flower, the Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia), when visiting Maui in the Hawaiian Islands last spring. It is however a native of South Africa and is sometimes called the…
Hawaiian Stilt
The Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) is an endangered species of the Hawaiian Islands, primarily due to habitat loss. It is the only shorebird to breed in the islands,…
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