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Apapane
jmorlan

Apapane (Himatione sanguinea)

This is the most common of Hawaii's native songbirds. Males and females are alike. These birds were rather jumpy as they fed on nectar of flowering trees and were difficult to photograph especially in the rain as here. They feed mostly on the red flowers of the endemic Ohia but this individual was foraging on yellow Mamane flowers. Flower ID is tentative. Corrections welcome.
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Location
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA.
Date taken
11 January 2020
Scientific name
Himatione sanguinea
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
delia todd
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It's a few years since we last saw one of these come in Joe.

That's a lovely picture of a beautiful bird - many thanks laddie.
 

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