Hawaii

[Tindomul]

Hi all,

Went to Hawaii, Island of O'Ahu (I think I got that right). Saw a few things and thought I would share it with you.

I stayed at Waikiki, where from my hotel room balcony (lanai) I could see the mountains, and the beach as well as the other hotels.


Went to a Luao, too bad my camera is not better for night pics.
Here they are preparing the pig for the night.




And of course the REAL reason I went to Hawaii,
To see plants and birds ofcourse.
I went-a-hinking!




A giant Albizzia tree. species unknown for now till I check it out on the web. This tree grows 5 feet a year!


A nice tree fern. Have never seen this before. A fern relative that looks like a tree


A giant Banyan tree


A walking tree. So named because the tree grows new roots in the direction of most light, and the old roots die. As time progresses, the tree changes is position.


A nice waterfall on a rather treacherous hike for tourists I think


Some unkown flowers, well I have the names listed somewhere but i don't have my list with me now.




Ginger I believe





Hibiscus brackenridgei


I didn't get this one's name, but oooh it smelled soooo good!


Metrosideros polymorpha, a very cool plant


Here is a fern that is native. Its a strange fern because of the branched fronds



My camera is not so good for birds, and I found it very hard to get rare birds in the mountains to be seen.
But in any case, here are some, all alien to Hawaii, who are now living the good life there.
Sptted Dove



Zebra dove, not shy at all!




Rock Dove, Pigeon. For some reason, most pigeons on this Island were white. Again, NOT SHY!


These little guys, House Sparrow, seem to get around don't they.


Saw these Jungle Fowl, chicken hehe, on the mountain trail. They came at the call of our guide with the promise of juicy nuts to eat. One rooster, many wives, count them.



I didnt get a good pic of this one, but its a Red Vented Bulbo, a mean spirited bird by all accounts. Eats your vegies and fruit and flowers, and will poop on you if you look at it the wrong way




Here is the Common Mynah



A cute little House Finch, very prolific, but camera shy. I caught this one by surprise.



Red-Crested Cardinal or Brazilian Cardinal, again, NOT SHY!!!



And here are some just for the Tourists

[whygreenberg]

Nice pics, Tindo! Wish I were there right now. It's been downright chilly here in NYC!

[cb977]

Great pictures, Tin!

I'm happy you had such a wonderful time

[flhiker]

Awesome Tin, I really like the cardinals. I will make it there one day. Thanks for the pictures

[isurus79]

Great pics man! Im surprised you didnt get any orchid pics! If you went on the hike I think you went on, there are fields of Spathoglotis and Phaius tankervillae blooming all over the place!! Next time youre on island, let me know and Ill take you to some orchid nurseries! It looks like you had a good time. Hawaii is great!

[kavanaru]

Nice pics Tindo... bring me memories of my Hawaii trip

[Grandma M]

Great pictures. Thank you. I'm surprised you got so many bird shots.

[Tindomul]

Oops!! hehe, forgot the orchids.
Actually I only saw 1 orchid growing ferral. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough.
Steve! I didn't realize you were in Hawaii. Thanks for the offer though.

Anyone have an ID on this?

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[Ross]

Wonderful experience I am sure you will remember the rest of your life. Great shots Tindo.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Oops!! hehe, forgot the orchids.
Actually I only saw 1 orchid growing ferral. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough.
Steve! I didn't realize you were in Hawaii. Thanks for the offer though.

Anyone have an ID on this?

My guess is Spathoglottis plicata. Theyre freakin everywhere here!! I wish you had seen the Phaius patches flowering. They smell great!! We also have wild reed stem Epi's and Arundina graminifolia scattered around too. It can be quite a show! I wish we had some epiphytic 'chids wild here. That would be really cool!