Black Crowned Night Heron - Aukuu

Waiting.

Oh Boy!! (note his neck extension, excitement)

Yum!!


This fellow, who is generally very shy, has learned that this group of senior citizen fisherwomen will toss him the too little fish. One of the ladies had just pulled in a fish causing him to stick his neck out.

Amakihi - Hawaiian Honeycreeper

On the Big Island of Hawaii many of the native and endangered birds are accessible. Knowing the locations and armed with lots of patience, we not only have to find them (lots of chirping/singing), see them, and luckily get a good photo of them. This is the (Ah-mah-kee'-hee) which stopped by on a very nearby branch to pose for his/her portrait. Note: not to be confused with the common and introduced Japanese White Eye which has a white ring around its eyes.

Juvenile Iiwi - Hawaiian Honeycreeper

Happy Days Again

This bird sat here for a couple of minutes just singing away, oblivious to me sitting in the car next to him.

Lava Tube by Mother Nature

Happy Days

Moon

A simple moonshot.

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone

The algae mat created by the runoff from the beautiful G.P. spring.