

In 1996, the Four Seasons Resort, my "office" this week, built a hotel around these fish ponds. Many locals consider this land sacred. The pond and accompanying shoreline has its own Kahuna or Hawaiian shaman to bless the land and keep it in good harmony with the ancestors.







Most of the birds in Hawaii are exotic species. I was thrilled to discover these four birds above are considered endemic migratory birds.


7 comments:
I enjoyed this post so much. What a rich pageant of natural beauty you uncovered!
That certainly does look like a Wandering Tattler! I've never seen them without their breeding plumage before, though. So I had to look it up. Nice post! I was bummed when I learned many of these fish ponds had been "comandeered" by the elite resorts. We didn't even try to go look at them, since we thought we'd get in trouble. Do they let non-guests hang out there?
I am so envious, I want to see all of these wonderful birds in person right now. Thank you for sharing, I felt like I was there for a moment!
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your local birds. I'd never even heard of half of them. Love the first picture, too & the reflection in the second.
Great photos! The # of introduced species in Hawaii is a real shame.
Magical views... Thank you
Amazing photos of these birds from the Hawaiian Islands!
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