01-07-2014, 01:44 AM
I was looking from underneath, behind and a little to the side so I am not really sure about the head color, but my impression was of a dark head. The flying skills were what really made me notice. If I was on the Oregon coast I would have said large gull, but so far Hawaii has been spared gulls. If it was a gull at least it didn't have a friend.
This sighting really made me think again about how hard it is for breeding populations of new species to get to Hawaii on their own steam. It takes not just one, but a breeding pair to even begin the process of establishing a population; of course human transportation to and from the islands has changed all that. We have both the most endangered species, and the most invasive species of any place on the planet.
Carol
This sighting really made me think again about how hard it is for breeding populations of new species to get to Hawaii on their own steam. It takes not just one, but a breeding pair to even begin the process of establishing a population; of course human transportation to and from the islands has changed all that. We have both the most endangered species, and the most invasive species of any place on the planet.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb