The kolea, aka the Pacific golden-plover...the adults have arrived in Hawai'i from their Arctic nesting grounds...an August visitor...the immatures arrive in late Sept. We just saw a few of these on Thurs. at Holoholokai Beach.
This neat little bird is a common waxbill, a native of Africa...they showed up a week or so ago, feeding on the grass seeds just outside our front door...I haven't seen them for a few days, was their visit that fleeting?! Before seeing these guys, I saw a small flock of lavender waxbills just outside the front office area in a flowered bush...no camera available and haven't seen them since...they have pale gray bodies (prob look lavender in sunlight) with dark red tails and a black band across the eyes...
The gray francolin...introduced from India in 1958. Saw this in a parking lot near a beach...the black francolin is more striking, maybe I'll get to see one of those too...no offense, gray!
The birds are lovely, for some reason they look formally dressed to me, elegant...like they are going to the opera!
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