Ohelo Berry by sharky_
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Ohelo Berries a plant that are abundant around the Kilauea Volcano area. It is the Nene Goose's (Hawaii's State Bird) favorite food. The Nene Goose has become an endangered species and are protected by law. Aloha and thank you for viewing
Comments (23)
thevolunteer
Very colorful. Love the different textures too. Almost makes me feel like a nene goose. Lets eat.
marybelgium
Beautiful macro ! Lovely colors !
Krystie
Beautiful colours and excellent shot!
jocko500
very lovely photo here
LoneyBones
nice work sharky. it's wonderful, dont you think, how going out with a camera makes one actually 'see' things that otherwise we wouldn't look twice at.
nongo
Excellent photo Errol!!!! Now, if you could please show us the Nene bird, I really tried when I was on Maui, but I never saw one! They're probably not easy to capture!! Keep up the outstanding work!!!!!! ;)
dtp
can u eat them... so cool
sharky_
dtp, it does look tasty but I don't know of anyone who has eaten these berriers. There are signs posted in the volcano area to preserve these berries for our State Bird the "Nene Goose". Thank you for asking. Aloha
logiloglu
wonderful colours. a real pleasure to look at. excellent photography,Errol. !!!!!! Aloha !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
ebsmooth
opps...sorry to detlete the comment, i didn't realize someone asked the "can people eat them" question already! excellent shot here, the color is fantastic!!! they do look pretty tasty!!! nicely captured!!! have a good one!!!
Tedz
Fine details....would make a nice Berry Sauce...for Poultry :]
Punaguy
I've had ohelo berry pie before...quite a tasty little berry....but prefer to leave them for the nene....Nice capture of the little berries.!
KapohoGuy
A lady whose name I don't remember, but she lives or did live on Iwalani St., gave me a small jar of ohelo berry jam one time. It was good too.
Zacko
Beautiful macro!!! Excellent sharpness and colour!!! Pure perfection if you ask me!!! Have a great week #:o)
cynlee
berry sweet shot & tasty for the dear goose :]
tony_br22
Wonderful macro capture of these berries.. very nice composition :-)
soulofharmony
oh wow superb macro excellent DOF vote :)
Cosme..D..Churruca
Very fine shot... excellent !
TwoPynts
The Nene is endangered now? Bummer. Great shot of it's favorite food, the detail on the left leaves is awsome!
sharky_
TwoPynts, Aloha Kort. In 1778 when James Cook landed in Hawaii, there were thousands of nene birds on this land. But even during that time, birds population were starting to decline. In 1957 when the nene goose became our state bird, it almost vanished. Over hunting and introducing new species to Hawaii became a problem for the natural habitat of the nene goose. New species results in new predators for the nene goose. Breeding efforts prevented the disappearance of our state bird. In 1967, the nene goose was listed as an endangered species and is protected by law. The nene goose will mingle with people and become very friendly. It became a mistake to feed them by hand. They become so tame that they will walk with the traffic of cars. As for this picture, it was one out of a 30 shots that came clear. Wind was blowing about 30 miles an hour. Ugh! lol Aloha my friend.
tvernuccio
hey, these look yummy!!!! how great they protect this plant!!! beautiful work!
sossy
a dream of a fresh and outstanding beautiful lighted capture! fabulous colored and with a great depth! ;o)
jcv2
They look yummy, but... are these edible? Incredible how man turns wild life into a wasteland. Glad they're not extinct!