Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice work, Doug. I particularly liked the Red-footed Boobies. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica@freelists.org>; "LeicaReflex" <leicareflex@freelists.org> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:00 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Boobies and more > 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 > >