Beautiful new bird

[JerryCarr]

Carrie, I'm pretty sure that is a thrush with the beautiful song. There was a thread not long ago where we discussed their presence in HPP. I believe their origin is China and that they were brought here as caged birds by immigrants. Obviously, some got loose and have thrived here.

Sistersue, you are about four blocks mauka from my location. We may be seeing the same birds, depending on their range. We first noticed them here about four months ago and had only previously seen them in Kona.

[csgray]

Kathy,
But Waikaloa Village does have tons of irrigated lawns and golf courses so it is a bit of an oasis in that desert climate.

Carol

[Chuysmom]

Yes! I've also seen those pretty birds in Kona - near the beach no less. They are so cute!

(Sorry to hijack your thread, sisterSue!)

OMG I googles for thrushes in Hawaii and found this amazing bird!!! It's called a Shama Thrush and some people have them in cages - so sad 'cause they are just such happy guys! Their tail feathers are so long and beautiful and almost looks like part of the song and dance!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S85rLkeBF0o

also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5xKJG7O_nU&feature=related

(Edited to add link)

Carrie

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[missydog1]

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Kathy,
But Waikaloa Village does have tons of irrigated lawns and golf courses so it is a bit of an oasis in that desert climate.

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It has some but not that much is green outside the golf course. If you get away from the golf course and condos to the single family homes, most people have gravel and rock yards with drought tolerant landscaping, and there are still lots of brown desert lots. The private water company that serves the Village charges way more than the County, and the wind dessicates everything, so it's really not an oasis like the resort down by the coast.

I used to live in the Village and still go there all the time. There are wild turkeys roving like gangs, would come out of the house in the morning and see a dozen or so in the driveway any given morning, and that was one house on one street. They are all over.. Also along the highway where it's all dry. They do fine in the desert. I used to live near where zillions of turkeys were raised and that was the Mojave Desert, upcountry. (Of course they gave them some water, but apparently it was a good climate for them.)