et another fun-filled trip to the summit of Mauna Kea last night. We had the best weather Iāve seen in a couple of weeks. Beautiful views on the way up from saddle road looking back at sun rays falling through the clouds over Puāu Waāawaāa, Mauna Loa was spectacular with itās dusting of snow at itās peak, and puffy clouds ringing Mauna ...
Scientific Name: Eupithecia spp.
Family Geometridae (Inchworms), Eupithecia spp.
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Hawaiian Name: Ilio holo ikauaua
Scientific Name: Monachus schauinslandi
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Scientific Name: Vanessa tameamea
Distribution: Endemic to Hawaiian islands, found mainly in upland woodlands. The Kamehameha Butterfly was the first of the Lepidoptera to be described in the Hawaiian Islands and named in the early 1800s for Kamehameha I.
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Shortly after lunch this afternoon I noticed quite a bit of commotion. Everyone of our Mauna Kea summit guides were huddled around 4 stout boxes. What would draw in Merrit, Greg, and Jon on their days off? Why was Blake so giddy? And what was making Buck stand back and nod in sublime approval? I ventured down out of the perch to investigate, bec...
Scientific Name: Vestiaria coccinea
Distribution/Habitat: Once widely distributed on all islands, the 'i'iwii are highly susceptible to avian pox and malaria and are now mostly found in 'ohi'a and koa forests above the "mosquito zone", on Hawai'i, Maui and Kaua'i.
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Thirteen hours, State Forest Permits, National Wildlife Refuge Permits, and keys to private property all add up to an epic day of island adventuring.Ā The pre-dawn to dusk day came about from a client request for a full day of private birding.Ā He wanted to see as many of the native birds as possible and only had one day.Ā A few minutes into the...
Thereās nothing I like more than being in the field with an expert.Ā So the day I recently spent with Don Swanson on KÄ«lauea was very enjoyable.Ā I was part of a small group of local residents who signed up for a seminar sponsored by the Friends of Hawaiāi Volcanoes National Park (
I spent the weekend hosting Matthew Miller, Features Editor for Islands Magazine (http://www.islands.com/). Saturday we spent the day with two birdwatching guests at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge and were treated to glorious weather and cooperative birds. I found my first mi...
Scientific Name: Herpestes 'auropunctatus
History: Introduced in 1883 from Jamaica (originally from India), to control rat populations in the sugar cane fields. However, because the mongoose is diurnal and the rat primarily nocturnal, they were not an effective bio-control.
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