Hwamei....4 Akemi by Punaguy
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How many times can a man go to the well before it runs dry? I have often taped Akemi's (aka Nongo) knowledge of island birds for many of the birds that I capture in my yard. She has always come through for me identifying each and everyone so far. I gotta send this dedi out to her for all her help in identifying alot of the images of the birds I have posted this year. Many thanks Akemi for your time and effort for us mentally challenged bird photographers.
I got one shot of this guy before he was gone into the bush. This is the first time I saw this bird in my yard, and I'm glad it gave me a shot at it. Here it sits on one of my driveway posts. Here are some facts on this bird:
The Hwamei is a medium-sized gray-brown laughingthrush, about 24 cm long. The upperparts are olive grayish-brown; the buff crown and nape are heavily streaked with dark brown; these streaks continue onto the mantle. The flight feathers are dark brown with a chestnut wash. The tail is dark brown with olive bars; the base of the tail is olive. The underparts, from throat to breast, are yellowish-brown, with fine dark brown streaks. The belly is grayish, and unstreaked.
The vocalization of the male is a melodious, varied, lengthy whistled song. Hwamei live in pairs in dense brushy lowland. They are active in understory scrub. The males are highly territorial. These shy birds of the underbrush travel mainly in pairs. They feed
primarily on insects and fruit. The nest is usually built in a low shrub; three
to four glossy blue eggs are laid. Breeding season is not well documented in Hawaii.
Hwamei (or Huamei) is sometimes called Melodious Laughingthrush or Chinese Thrush. The Chinese word
Comments (22)
thevolunteer
Yes, laughing at you....Great capture again Dave. See what happens when you put out the buffet. Had fun in Vegas. Won some, lost some. Came home with more than I went with...Aloha
Zacko
What a great capture D. Stunning DOF. Did that little bird really leave all that poop on that pole? #:oP Wonderful dedication to one of this sites finest people....Akemi. Have a great week buddy....and that fat Santa better have some cool stuff for me this year or im converting to a Jehovas witness or something, LOL. #;O)
newleaf
Beautiful capture and dedi
cynlee
a laughingthrush! just like the name & his eye makeup! excellent dave.. xmas alohas! :]
sharky_
That birds eyes matches great with the pole colors. After hearing its sounds, I was hoping some one would capture it and you did it. Excellent shot my friend. Aloha
jinet
This shot is a beauty !
kimariehere
i simply adore your bird shots!! BEAUTIFUL!! what a fabulous shot of this cute little guy!! beautiful!! Merry Christmas to you you!!..hugs kimmie
DJB
Won't she be pleased. Perfect dedi, that is so crystal clear, and of course positioned just right. As always.
ModestyB
A beautiful capture!!
MaydaMason
very cute capture! dof is at the right size!
TomDart
Very nice shot. : )
Gepeto1
tres belle capture
kansas
A wonderful capture. Great dedi to nongo. Interesting info about this bird.
redchilicat
I have been missing seeing bird shots from you! Another excellent one! :-)
Tedz
A splendid Shot...and fitting for the very friendly Akemi...aloha bro'!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Extraordinary... awesome capture !
soulofharmony
This is absolutely fantastic dave superb work.. brillaint..:)))))
jcv2
Lovely bird dedi to Akemi, great to say thank you in this way! Never hear of laughingthrushes but it sounds like they enjoy laughing! :) Excellent work, Dave, love the compo and DOF!
Ger50
such a gorgeous bird, love the depth of field, nice dedi
nongo
Such a beautiful capture of this laughingthrush!! Thanks for the thoughtful dedi Dave, I'm always happy to help if I can!!! Your bird photos are so beautifully presented here, such a pleasure to view!!!!! eshaku!!!!!! ;)
marcfx
You have such a wide selection of species where you are, very lucky and very well captured once again. Mele Kalikimaka! Aloha!! :)
blacq_nyght_vampyre
Beautiful capture and dedi!! Lovely.