Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, All very nice, love the Boobie photos best.? Gene -------------- Original message from Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net>: -------------- It's not Mardi Gras in Hawaii. They're a few species of sea birds in the > Sulidae family, which includes Gannets. > Near the Sea Life marine theme park on the windward side of Oahu are a > couple of islands where the Red-footed Boobies nest, along with other > marine bird species. > The Boobies often fly past the the windward shore of Oahu at close range: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sulidae/rfbo00.jpg > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sulidae/rfbo01.jpg > > Brown Boobies are occasionally seen as well: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sulidae/brbo00.jpg > The Red-crested Cardinal is a common land bird in Hawaii. This species is > native > to South America: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/cardinalidae/rcca01.jpg > and more common by far than the Cardinal is the Common Mynah, also not > native to > the Hawaiian islands: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sturnidae/comy00.jpg > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sturnidae/comy01.jpg > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/sturnidae/comy02.jpg > > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Kailua > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information