Kevin K.

An Anna's Hummingbird perched on my neighbor's canna lilies. 🪶

Belted Kingfishers in the act of active weight reduction. 🪶

An ʻAkiapōlāʻau rests briefly on a koa branch. At Hakalau Forest NWR. 🪶

An Apapane leaps into flight. At Pu'u 'Ō'ō Trail.

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Horses at Ka Lae (South Point). There used to be a row of abandoned wind turbines here, rusting away and creaking in the breeze. They've since been replaced by the shiny new ones in the background.

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Kentmere 200, Rodinal 1+25

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Nēnē are closely related to Canada Geese, which if not obvious from their appearance, is at least apparent in some of their behaviors. At Hakalau Forest NWR. 🪶

ʻIʻiwi at Hakalau Forest NWR. This one was dancing around in some koa and generally staying out of sight, but I managed to squeeze off a quick burst as it fluttered between branches.

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A Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio, a member of the monarch flycatchers, perches on a lichen-encrusted snag. At Hakalau Forest NWR.

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Palila mural in Downtown Hilo. One of the few endemics we missed out on during this visit.

Olympus 35 RC
Kentmere 200, Rodinal 1+25

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A lone male ʻAkiapōlāʻau extracts its prey from a decaying koa branch. At Hakalau Forest NWR, which I was really fortunate to explore while visiting my hometown earlier this week. A good demonstration of the uses of both sides of its unique bill.

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Long-Billed Dowitchers scatter as a Great Blue Heron passes overhead.

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A nestling Purple Martin receives a dragonfly meal from its parent. At Tualatin River NWR.

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A pair of Bewick's Wrens perched on a fallen branch. At Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.

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Two Double-Crested Cormorants and a Bank Swallow against a backdrop of Purple Loosestrife (invasive, but very pretty). At Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.

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A lone deer at dusk among grass and wildflowers, at Powell Butte Nature Park.

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European Starlings cross flight paths with a Great Blue Heron. GBHs are over represented in my library of bird-in-flight photos, owing to their ubiquity, size, and slow predictable flight. But I like that this one has a mix of species in frame.

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Spotted this Greater Yellowlegs (I think, judging by the slighly upturned beak) skimming over the water. At Tualatin River NWR.

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A Great Blue Heron with a little carp (?) snack. At Tualatin River NWR.

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A Lesser Goldfinch takes flight from a thistle. At Tualatin River NWR.

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Young Cedar Waxwings feasting on berries.

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A Black Phoebe skims a little snack off the surface of the water. At Fernhill Wetlands.

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Facing silent judgement from this Cooper's Hawk. A juvenile, judging by its spotty brown plumage. Near Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge in Portland, OR.

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Thank you!

A Pied-Billed Grebe family at Fernhill Wetlands.

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For your consideration on #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay - a Eurasian Eagle-Owl (photographed here at a falconry show). Delightfully, its binomial name is Bubo bubo.

A juvenile Common Yellowthroat prancing around on the edge of a wetland. I often find myself stymied by the elusive adults, who seem to appear for but a brief second before darting into the undergrowth. But these young ones seemed unbothered by my presence.

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Two more photos from my long weekend in LA, this time of a Great Blue Heron with a fresh catch. It's impressive how well camouflaged the GBH becomes against a backdrop of rocky beach. 🪶

A pair of California Towhee juveniles perched in the brush. Their calls are less grating than their Spotted cousins (who I'm more accustomed to seeing in the PNW).

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Oops, it's a 4000, not a 3000.

For my birthday this year, Jo got me a biplane ride over the Columbia River Gorge. The views were incredible, but also, just look at this beaut - a Travel Air 3000 circa the late 20's.