The ‘apapane is the most common native Hawaiian honeycreeper. The one seen here in near-silhouette through the mid-day fog is sipping nectar from the flower of a native ‘ōhi’a tree. 📍Honua‘ula Forest Reserve, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i #apapane #honeycreeper #bird #photography #hawaii
NIKON NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4
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Photos taken with the NIKON NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S. A photo feed by @flashes.blue
The ruddy #turnstone may be small, but the distances this species migrates are long. Despite being robin-sized, these birds go the distance on their migration routes, in some cases migrating more than 6k miles (~10k km) one way! 📍Kailua #Kona, Hawai’i, USA #hawaii #bird #photography
I didn’t know it when I snapped this photo, but this is an uncommon pose for a black-crowned night #heron! Usually these birds keep their necks “tucked in”, giving them a much stockier appearance. 📍 #Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, #Kailua #Kona, Hawai’i, USA #Hawaii #bird #photography
Pacific golden #plover 📍 Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, #Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i #Hawaii #bird #photography
This is not a domesticated #chicken, but a #red #junglefowl #rooster. 🐓 These are a wild species found throughout Southeast Asia, but this specific bird was sighted on the big island of #Hawaii. 📍Honua’ula #Forest Reserve, #Kaloko, Hawai’i #bird #photography
This #green #sea #turtle is one of many my wife and I saw on Punalu’u beach in #Hawaii on our honeymoon. 🌺 I rented the flagship telephoto lens (NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S) of the #Nikon Z system for the trip to get the best possible shots of #wildlife we don’t see back home! 🐢 #photography