I took these photos at the Hamakua Marsh in March 2009. I planned to take more photos of the sign, but it started to rain pretty hard that day. Part of the Hamakua Marsh is located right behind Down to Earth, a health food store that I shop at when in Kailua.
I usually check out the birds at this wetland marsh whenever I stop at this Down to Earth, even if I don’t have my camera with me. This was the first time I have seen an Auku’u Black-Crowned Night Heron. I was pretty excited and so grateful that I had my camera with me that day. I have not seen the Ae‘o and the ‘Alae Ke‘oke‘o birds yet.
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girasoli, what lovely bird shots!
Happy weekend and thanksgiving holiday:)
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Gorgeous shots of such beautiful birds!!!
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That is a beautiful heron and so different from the ones I see here. I love the sharp colors and you did an excellent job capturing his beauty.
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Great photos, G. I don’t think that place existed when I lived in Kailua many years ago, or it would have been a favorite of mine as well. Happy Thanksgiving! m
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Those are GREAT photos. What a stunning bird!
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Thanks everyone.
Marta, you will have to check this place out. It isn’t too far from where you will be staying.
menehune, I am not sure how long it has been around. I am guessing longer than when the Down to Earth store was built in Kailua. It might have been that there was no access to get close to the birds until then.
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Wow what an amazing birdi! Happy weekend
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girasoli, your photos are wonderful! I love the contrast of the grey/white bird against the greenery. No wonder you love this place!!
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Lovwe these photos. Especially the face. Great shot!
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Ok trying this again. I sent a comment last night… but it probably went into the limbo of cyberspace… IB challenges.
Your shots of the heron looked so much like the “promo” photo… I had to do a double take to check it out. You did a great job on photographing some of the birds featured!
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Great shots of the heron. They are amazing birds to me with their enormous wing span.
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Your photos of these two birds are beautiful and they are both stunning birds.
Have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving!
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What beautiful bird photos!
Thank you for sharing them with us.
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Great photos of some unusual birds!
Soooo glad our blogs are working again. Hope you have a great holiday this week!
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Hi Girasoli, wonderful collection of photos and great choices for this week’s theme. I love all the angles of your shots and they are so crisp. They are beautiful birds. I love the red beak.
Thanks so much for sharing. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holidays!
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Thanks again everyone :)
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