Wildlife

While traveling past the lookout on the highway just outside of Na’alehu, I spotted a whale splashing out in the bay.

Birds

It took a while after I returned for the birds to acknowledge I was back and start coming to the feeder.

My first visitor was a single red headed cardinal, or a red crested cardinal or a yellow billed cardinal. I call them red headed cardinals, but I think they are the yellow billed cardinals???

These cardinals that come to my feeder don’t have a large crest and the coloring under their beaks is usually black instead of the red of the red crested cardinal.

These colorful little birds have started making themselves at home in the feeder. I think that they are what is known as a Red-billed Leiothrix. Try saying THAT twenty times real fast!

I think that they are also called a Pekin Robin, or a Pekin Nightingale.

They seem to be calmer than the yellow billed cardinals, and don’t scare off as easily when the regular Northern Cardinals come around!

I have created a roof over the feeder to keep the cracker crumbs I feed the birds dry when it rains.

The yellow billed cardinals don’t seem to be phased by the roof.

This brown bird is possibly a Laysan Finch. I have only seen a few of them, and none of them have come down to the feeder, the same with the few zebra doves I have seen. Of course, the zebra doves could be spotted doves! What do I know?

These two birds may be what is known as the Omao. Or they could be the House Finch! On past trips, I have had a pair of Myna Birds making use of my makeshift fountain. Of course, I have named then Heckle and Jekle.

Cameleons

This female Jackson cameleon was spotted outside the bungalow at Ahi in a christmas berry tree about seven feet off the ground.

This guy was crossing Makaniakua Road just before the “s” curve at Amapela!

When I stopped and approached him, he turned and wanted to return the way he had come.

He was not too happy when I picked him up and he actually hissed at me!

I was surprised at how quickly he scampered out of my hand and up my arm and around to my shoulder, before jumping off!

This guy was walking across the driveway at Ahi.

After being hissed at by the other one I saw a few days ago, I didn’t pick him up.

He came from the Hilo side of the driveway and after doubling back two or three times to avoid me and my phone/camera, he eventually ended up in the tree at the bottom of the drivewayon the Kona side.

Of course, there are also many geckos at the gazebo at Holoway as well as at the bungalow at Ahi.

TTFN