http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/ <div id="bioText"> Earl Orf Photos - Photos for Your Heart and Mind </div> var ssConfig = { AlbumID: '5633766', newWindow: 'false', transparent: 'true', randomStart: 'true', splash: 'http://www.smugmug.com/img/ria/ShizamSlides/smugmug_black.png', showLogo: 'false', clickUrl: '', showThumbs: 'false', showButtons: 'false', crossFadeSpeed: '1250' }; SM.flash.insertSlideshow(600, 400, ssConfig, 'transparent'); http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:37:31 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:01:32 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://www.smugmug.com/img/smuggy64.gif http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/ http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462585_arvTv <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462585_arvTv" title="The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Waxbill-Common-Kapiolani-Park/718462585_arvTv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s." title="The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:53 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Waxbill-Common-Kapiolani-Park/718462585_arvTv-Th.jpg 76e8dae55ab53cc2af414bd306ce9a4c ff05f709f9816bdc1026ab62827fbaee 33b9d42480cfb13d6decf420768c34d7 595024f2402877f53d84407379ab42c4 c49737dda23213a729cdaa610d1d8039 The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462585_arvTv" title="The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Waxbill-Common-Kapiolani-Park/718462585_arvTv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s." title="The Common Waxbill is a small, canary-size bird. It’s not certain when this native of Africa was introduced to the islands but it was first identified in the late 1970s." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week waxbill, common, kapiolani, park, waikiki, oahu, 20091015 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462511_8ui9W <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462511_8ui9W" title="The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Myna-Kapiolani-Park-Waikiki/718462511_8ui9W-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ..." title="The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:47 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Myna-Kapiolani-Park-Waikiki/718462511_8ui9W-Th.jpg 67fe6c4b14414c51fd34b3467f67edef 07582192bb9c78e33502a26d5e5c8a05 2e068fddbc671f61a123f7626554d1e3 23df3528f7eb36aa6c2c0920aac5d293 eb2fae214edb88424b3b28779ebbf9b9 d19c9fca1879c6c3210d7e795a7a63d3 The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462511_8ui9W" title="The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Myna-Kapiolani-Park-Waikiki/718462511_8ui9W-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ..." title="The Common Myna is found on all the main islands of Hawaii. It was introduced from India in 1865 to control insect pests. The Myna is related to the European Starling. Mynas have been int ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week myna, kapiolani, park, waikiki, oahu, 20091015 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462459_BV3Gd <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462459_BV3Gd" title="Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Egret-Cattle-close-Kapiolani/718462459_BV3Gd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ..." title="Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:45 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Egret-Cattle-close-Kapiolani/718462459_BV3Gd-Th.jpg bea8abdd2597d567178cf205b967e38d 35ac4ad225c0efa7338011f89df2e5fd 896d7d4047357f3a97c5195754d06976 3ba98ea9fac99ed09dd2bcb7c2b30637 5bc1feefcf54b7a18fabe335e64e9dc4 Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462459_BV3Gd" title="Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Egret-Cattle-close-Kapiolani/718462459_BV3Gd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ..." title="Mainland birders are familiar with the Cattle Egret. In 1959, Cattle Egrets were introduced from Florida to control insect pests. We saw flocks of them following the mowing machines along ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week egret, cattle, kapiolani, park, waikiki, oahu, 20091017 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462442_vkzWX <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462442_vkzWX" title="Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Cardinal-Red-crested-Kapiolani/718462442_vkzWX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ..." title="Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:42 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Cardinal-Red-crested-Kapiolani/718462442_vkzWX-Th.jpg 9ab794ffa44fe25c35cd3c91b09397b1 056738624464ca132651b4bb3da8ae89 910763eb656abbabfcc0fc67c0d1a24e d40c3971c9f876bd6545651eb5c0d3be 24676095ab9d8ebd9c4c5fa12f466039 Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462442_vkzWX" title="Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Cardinal-Red-crested-Kapiolani/718462442_vkzWX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ..." title="Our first four days in Hawaii were spent on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu and I spent a lot of time at Kapiolani Park where all of today’s pictures ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week cardinal, red, crested, kapiolani, park, waikiki, oahu, 20091017 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462389_334ow <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462389_334ow" title="The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Canary-Yellow-fronted/718462389_334ow-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s." title="The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:38 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Canary-Yellow-fronted/718462389_334ow-Th.jpg 97cc2a85e23dedf305b482ea0ebc36dd 6450dedc583ec82057e8634573fa78af fe4603d7591413cd401c7d9825b656e7 74acf40430bdd218d67261ecf310d0ae 286ff3c329a7745ef4a48e45908bc9f9 The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462389_334ow" title="The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Canary-Yellow-fronted/718462389_334ow-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s." title="The Yellow-fronted Canary is a native of Africa. It likes open, dry parkland and woods. It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 1960s." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week canary, yellow, fronted, kapiolani, park, waikiki, oahu, 20091015 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462340_dS8NJ <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462340_dS8NJ" title="This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Bulbul-Red-vented-Kapiolani/718462340_dS8NJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ..." title="This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Bulbul-Red-vented-Kapiolani/718462340_dS8NJ-Th.jpg 06bea9fbe251079a22ed6fc6980216b8 87ac273ae9a0cde0d2b93e467a045f92 d3a3fc87be9dcdbf8c9b970b29246237 a09255cc45eb3bbd92ed722c9f1d816d 2568e8598fc76d30d0e0a12af973af29 796931324b01f17b9f61424edacc9beb This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/10376763_wfRmy#718462340_dS8NJ" title="This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-22-2009-Birds-of-Hawaii-1/Bulbul-Red-vented-Kapiolani/718462340_dS8NJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ..." title="This handsome bird is a Red-vented Bulbul. They first appeared on Oahu in the mid 1950s. It is believed that they were cage birds released into the wild. They do like fruit and the buds o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week bulbul, red, vented, kapiolani, park, waikiki, oahu, 20091015 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722625_V8Svk <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722625_V8Svk" title="These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Silversword-Haleakala-NP-Maui/712722625_V8Svk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ..." title="These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:16:04 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Silversword-Haleakala-NP-Maui/712722625_V8Svk-Th.jpg d66f58f04907d89aa02c39c7394b80e6 3515d032344be2a3307c560f9250fc5c f8a1294d811a7eff9011c31ee3c9dea8 67b2b161f9f1150d6a4a4d79b13fdd1d a321a1df4d67e42bf404cb837b573195 These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722625_V8Svk" title="These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Silversword-Haleakala-NP-Maui/712722625_V8Svk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ..." title="These Silversword plants were growing near the summit lookout. The one on the left hasn’t flowered yet. The one in the center probably flowered last year and is now deteriorating. Silve ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week silversword, haleakala, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722572_4aT8R <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722572_4aT8R" title="When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Silversword-Haleakala-NP-Maui/712722572_4aT8R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ..." title="When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:58 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Silversword-Haleakala-NP-Maui/712722572_4aT8R-Th.jpg 990d7e494da889af7b7074a5bd1f8fc7 fad14ab1c4a5a9823da5237ca369bb23 30ae261e1bc5f7f8b9d1f222efa9b659 2c12197d3d87c54f3907f73094ca52ac da5989c4e3c077206c5a70d139ee6724 f997824df800f5c3da9cafe5e169f6a4 6a6d9e7b990126d947fea35a64b71a55 When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722572_4aT8R" title="When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Silversword-Haleakala-NP-Maui/712722572_4aT8R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ..." title="When we visited Haleakala National Park on Maui we were hoping to see this plant, the Silversword, in bloom. It grows at the 10,000 ft summit of the Haleakala volcano, above the treeline. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week silversword, haleakala, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722494_xSQBx <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722494_xSQBx" title="This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Protea-King-Protea-Cynaroides/712722494_xSQBx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ..." title="This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:49 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Protea-King-Protea-Cynaroides/712722494_xSQBx-Th.jpg 30d98b31bda85a801b6884784ad9d157 ecdcee156b2df8c5850ed4f550e1670a aaab7cbe1ad27244d8aee2eecb62a221 d27f8831d5ae7866effa03b32f22c0aa 5c708b0a441c5234505bdac810f2775c This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722494_xSQBx" title="This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Protea-King-Protea-Cynaroides/712722494_xSQBx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ..." title="This King Protea was also growing at the Kula Botanical Garden. I would never have guessed that its native habitat is dry, windswept mountains in South Africa and Australia. It produces th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week protea, king, cynaroides, south, africa, kula, botanical, garden, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722444_qqL9c <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722444_qqL9c" title="Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Plumeria-Kaapiolani-Shores/712722444_qqL9c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ..." title="Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:41 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Plumeria-Kaapiolani-Shores/712722444_qqL9c-Th.jpg 2c64a6157ba9dc82f52ce4b299fb220e 93a79f888cf46e613b00fd637757125e 9afcab71f58d9da473813cd0b4e0a2e5 076e302e32bf1abd9622348a834cf9b7 ecfdc2b768e3d9503a8a8f393b17fc5d Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722444_qqL9c" title="Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Plumeria-Kaapiolani-Shores/712722444_qqL9c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ..." title="Plumeria trees are a common sight on the islands. They are used in landscaping at many of the resorts and in home gardens. They are also grown commercially. Their sweet smelling flowers a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week plumeria, kaapiolani, shores, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722432_Nvbxj <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722432_Nvbxj" title="In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Orchid-Bamboo-Arundina/712722432_Nvbxj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ..." title="In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:39 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Orchid-Bamboo-Arundina/712722432_Nvbxj-Th.jpg 7b777bf50811c1c8c52bd2f43e5813d7 ba2d35d42fb79182ae2685db567f0bbc 4c648f70bb6534e9f45d1bbb30762a55 42aa810dff1892e8ac2c3b5a199e7af0 464de1edc806ad7c18c7cfbf65fdb291 059f5d9f0913051888aeb8c4a0aee264 8307b3de5bfcc3440161ba1f3ec274e2 In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722432_Nvbxj" title="In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Orchid-Bamboo-Arundina/712722432_Nvbxj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ..." title="In addition to Hawaiian plants, the Kula Botanical Garden featured plants from around the world that grow well on the islands. This Bamboo Orchid form the East Indies is one of those plants ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week orchid, bamboo, arundina, graminifolia, east, indies, kula, botanical, garden, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722412_ARf37 <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722412_ARf37" title="The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Lily-Water-purple-Kaanapali/712722412_ARf37-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety." title="The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:36 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Lily-Water-purple-Kaanapali/712722412_ARf37-Th.jpg c0224659f63baa10b77ebb36c8a61927 a73536733e0372c74f86e84425bf3d07 981cc75bced5fff945ba9c05fe1f6b11 e9c7a2e564349e06d4589f5490dcdab0 7759146561cc484ec8b8174e95c9424b 4da7d414b01519a3eb86e04f7fc9edf7 3107acd9b1cc26d6c1200439ce2e69bd The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722412_ARf37" title="The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Lily-Water-purple-Kaanapali/712722412_ARf37-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety." title="The resort also had a small pond and this purple water lily was growing in it. In Minnesota we have both yellow and white water lilies so I was intrigued by this purple variety." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week lily, water, purple, kaanapali, shores, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722383_EmQLp <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722383_EmQLp" title="The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Hibiscus-orange-Waipoli-Beach/712722383_EmQLp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ..." title="The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:32 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Hibiscus-orange-Waipoli-Beach/712722383_EmQLp-Th.jpg 5f7c9b19460b135da27fd3f53c1d76ca 0ac296e736199fb8f0e3d16532d80d18 433dfdb0369e163a7e9f8e9670031914 512ed5ecee89f9144bf160dfc5d75076 e3714ec86dba4f816c87b6fb45f9ba6f The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722383_EmQLp" title="The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Hibiscus-orange-Waipoli-Beach/712722383_EmQLp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ..." title="The Hibiscus has been the official flower of Hawaii since 1923. There are several native species of Hibiscus. Over 30 other species have been introduced and cross cultivated with the nativ ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week hibiscus, orange, waipoli, beach, resort, kauai earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722364_NmugQ <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722364_NmugQ" title="I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Black-eyed-Susan-Thumbergia/712722364_NmugQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ..." title="I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:28 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Black-eyed-Susan-Thumbergia/712722364_NmugQ-Th.jpg 296d8818b2e9275525f464926141b8ce ba51d1b764c7a5103dc390715794e120 566965f49be7496e746a54e1835b6afc 9a56c8c81fb9fa180a1644f760460f08 03d77344efc4dafaffec14bbb75f04e8 I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722364_NmugQ" title="I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Black-eyed-Susan-Thumbergia/712722364_NmugQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ..." title="I visited the Kula Botanical Garden on Maui. This Black-eyed Susan was one of the plants they were growing. Apparently it is a very aggressive vine and can cover whole hillsides on the Haw ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week black, eyed, susan, thumbergia, kula, botanical, garden, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722344_CbNBX <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722344_CbNBX" title="The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Bird-of-Paradise-Kaanapali/712722344_CbNBX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ..." title="The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:24 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Bird-of-Paradise-Kaanapali/712722344_CbNBX-Th.jpg b9275b78cf898c606d842889f7b7494c d96b7f63b3739e37bdb57627422b55fc 85916f247634e31d56cc60bebc4d0b22 bbf465c12883a9e30657cdffae2515c5 9f469e89ae64ace23cb18eec8cfa0ea0 The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/10312603_dWHjv#712722344_CbNBX" title="The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-15-2009-Flowers-of-Hawaii/Bird-of-Paradise-Kaanapali/712722344_CbNBX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ..." title="The Bird of Paradise is one of the plants that grow especially well in Hawaii’s warm, temperate climate. This plant is actually a close relative to the banana plant. We stayed at Ka’an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week bird, paradise, kaanapali, shores, maui earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#706260151_EqVhJ <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#706260151_EqVhJ" title="Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/706260151_EqVhJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ..." title="Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:32:18 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/706260151_EqVhJ-Th.jpg 36088c1b6e1453b7e133adb1a5b5488f 65264f50d5ff20f718a5effbd16cb24f 37b2188f8491f56fb3832d2f5938ee1d d265069ec717ff8e6d0612a1719e5bf7 218db3691dcb04b64753cf634aca97a8 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#706260151_EqVhJ" title="Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/706260151_EqVhJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ..." title="Wedge-tailed Shearwaters also nest at the lighthouse. Their nests are simple burrows and some of these burrows are right next to the walking path. The adults leave the nest at dawn and fly ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week shearwater, wedge, tailed, chick, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918650_8DcwB <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918650_8DcwB" title="She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918650_8DcwB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes." title="She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:41 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918650_8DcwB-Th.jpg 99f2459303200c767284ae05ded78b3c f1434f50b92308277d871451903f06b7 d10cfbb16ece702e2f835618d2180f0f 37340de25cf98ef22b69df02a0ba0f57 019b52f7776b00e96d06970f498421ff She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918650_8DcwB" title="She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918650_8DcwB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes." title="She assured us that the chick was just fine. When she unwrapped the chick from the towel, it went back to its nest in the bushes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week shearwater, wedge, tailed, chick, ranger, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918636_XibZj <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918636_XibZj" title="A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918636_XibZj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest." title="A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:40 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918636_XibZj-Th.jpg 2eef8ab7db2cae26194271275143160b 04f1f460ac8fcd3b146f6d4bdd508e95 2e89c5bc87997b724584bea4c8946489 d92b9d3c25f5c0d5427bcd6117402749 803f3db366cd9f0754dc5589c66a35a8 A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918636_XibZj" title="A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918636_XibZj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest." title="A little while later this ranger came back with the chick wrapped in a towel. She searched in the bushes to find the chick’s nest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week shearwater, wedge, tailed, chick, ranger, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918623_qeQaG <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918623_qeQaG" title="The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918623_qeQaG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ..." title="The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:39 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918623_qeQaG-Th.jpg aa624738296cd5beeb783e3a72203b04 11ca9ec20671f3a86e6bc49c941ba9d5 cedc5aff80d47ed20b51c03b2e2cb408 08e8f3f1c0849bd6914e7338731643ad dd283197166f58f24b17f38f64021198 The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918623_qeQaG" title="The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918623_qeQaG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ..." title="The tour guide handed the chick over to this park volunteer who then took it to the park rangers. The chick wasn’t entirely helpless because, with its beak, it gave the volunteer a cut on ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week shearwater, wedge, tailed, chick, held, volunteer, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918619_xG457 <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918619_xG457" title="While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918619_xG457-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ..." title="While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:39 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918619_xG457-Th.jpg 150239693fadadc36da874a67aef98b8 c5371f2edeccb2c1448a568c8f543e92 bd4aec80a4a53fed98a653e4d4993c09 c6468bde1f29a79d7fc08b232707187d f1c4d18b7ea29d3a7870c5e1cc16470d While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918619_xG457" title="While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Shearwater-Wedge-tailed-chick/705918619_xG457-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ..." title="While I was at the lighthouse I suddenly heard a loud commotion; it sounded like some birds fighting. I ran over to where a crowd had gathered and it was apparent that a Nene was attacking ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week shearwater, wedge, tailed, chick, attack, hawaiian, goose, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918602_J6pQo <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918602_J6pQo" title="Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-Kilauea/705918602_J6pQo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance." title="Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:38 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-Kilauea/705918602_J6pQo-Th.jpg cb8e30e4cd7940d81e8288ce7e08defe b868d753229c23d72277aaa2837ada53 9510edcab101b34e5af46434edd3be9e 20b1cc0173292ef6304213e1ca953f55 c67e428fbc9ea598d0989f42eb442534 5197eaeeb92a971115666a424879f288 Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918602_J6pQo" title="Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-Kilauea/705918602_J6pQo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance." title="Here is a close-up look at a Nene. Notice the furrows in the neck feathers that give them a unique appearance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week goose, hawaiian, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918593_kLQ4c <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918593_kLQ4c" title="The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-Kaleaka/705918593_kLQ4c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ..." title="The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:37 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-Kaleaka/705918593_kLQ4c-Th.jpg 1411b9bd70ab8f3fdfa2fd6faa3540f3 1d8c46124c94d598f49a624a6dde374a 0e5f1705a34fcb7bbdca3ff49ee85bb7 72abb6c54f0089a9b60a6859715c9d48 4c000c35481039febdda9f9626c82525 The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918593_kLQ4c" title="The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-Kaleaka/705918593_kLQ4c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ..." title="The Nene, also called the Hawaiian Goose, is the official state bird of Hawaii. Its ancestors were probably Canada Geese that may have reached Hawaii 500,000 years ago. In 1778 when Captai ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week goose, hawaiian, kaleaka, lighthouse, kauai, 20091025 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918579_HwdSm <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918579_HwdSm" title="Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-flight-Kilauea/705918579_HwdSm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse." title="Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:36 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-flight-Kilauea/705918579_HwdSm-Th.jpg 85cc647462a899fb18bc72bd3770c5b3 66d6cdb6dc265ed791ca562ca6a38a29 85884e42954fd632a7c3f96e621c6c02 2bbe41e4cc06f11df7f81026d6414ddd 0e6681131534f2654fd2c5a7d4063967 Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918579_HwdSm" title="Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-flight-Kilauea/705918579_HwdSm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse." title="Here is a photo of two Nene flying near the lighthouse." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week goose, hawaiian, flight, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918564_w4iLs <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918564_w4iLs" title="Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-baby-Kilauea/705918564_w4iLs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall." title="Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:35 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-baby-Kilauea/705918564_w4iLs-Th.jpg f8fff23ad6aaec9e18cda03c2999efc3 9dfa320914a69210999a95a513c1be09 787feb752a78743552f23082bc6fd782 d6e7c8c01675e4cf7e1eb9893f26c094 df09b6b20dbb488e24cfa59c915bcea1 Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/10238034_CjbKV#705918564_w4iLs" title="Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Nov-8-2009-Hawaiian-Goose/Goose-Hawaiian-baby-Kilauea/705918564_w4iLs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall." title="Most birds nest in the spring but Nene nest in the fall. According to the rangers at the park these were the first babies that had been seen this fall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week goose, hawaiian, baby, kilauea, lighthouse, kauai, 20091022 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#669289389_tjJK7 <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#669289389_tjJK7" title="At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/669289389_tjJK7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ..." title="At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:25:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/669289389_tjJK7-Th.jpg 1b07d17485080445910bfcf43cb0650d 9700fc358cb9d5f6859ffa4e5a942909 99f0e0dc23a7744504354f27a3ea92e3 c51c94d5488618e57d7cd2bbe91ec468 b3e75767d34f0b13ecea02849d04f51a At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#669289389_tjJK7" title="At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/669289389_tjJK7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ..." title="At times the moose was so close I couldn’t get the whole body in my lens. Fortunately, he wasn’t aggressive. He looked physically healthy but this is definitely not normal behavior for ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week moose, bull, fenstad, resort, marais, 20090919 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220651_LnL9B <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220651_LnL9B" title="At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220651_LnL9B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ..." title="At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:18:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220651_LnL9B-Th.jpg c6d6f8d2c689e7dcefcb7b674dc0124f 89f1f4426f2999cb0606fe3c0273fefc 15c0f58711d6c2b70aa2026862df4cd8 14d87c1b3f587ef746d41ddc9f23a9f8 04387462f6cf1d75c8534cc467b4c003 ca2f2a35c49df7984ebabe28e278ff75 At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220651_LnL9B" title="At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220651_LnL9B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ..." title="At first I was going to throw this photo out. Then I decided that I actually liked it. I could tell you this is a photo of the moose charging. However, that’s not true. He was just wal ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week moose, bull, fenstad, resort, marais, 20090919 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220315_Z9tMx <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220315_Z9tMx" title="Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220315_Z9tMx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ..." title="Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:18:25 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220315_Z9tMx-Th.jpg 7f443c64d2f614e8d0d03a56ad570cb1 3bcc16c7d88b78dbbd77c2ab173825f5 4de2ce02b70d82fb5c98e31703aa7d22 041fcfc3e3de9f637af71587df2ed4b3 f271dea6449a3da6328336875754c021 Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220315_Z9tMx" title="Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220315_Z9tMx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ..." title="Moose are not well adapted to heat. They are unable to perspire so they are not found in areas where the summer temperatures regularly get above 80 degrees F. In summer they spend a lot of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week moose, bull, fenstad, resort, marais, 20090919 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220089_FUYtM <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220089_FUYtM" title="Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220089_FUYtM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ..." title="Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:18:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220089_FUYtM-Th.jpg 2ba3c2c8ec46188f6f3dc06943bd92e0 b5e9fa58e4f0eb9d0cf452591ad04147 0c013442e673a95d0654708d05fd2bef 42fbf20dab72907ee84d8cb053edb7fd 6e3a7a408ef6c50aba5ee40cc964f402 eb0e0b43e4fb6c786f64d5e5891c1faf Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668220089_FUYtM" title="Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668220089_FUYtM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ..." title="Moose are such big animals, about the size of a horse. Males can weigh from 900-1400 pounds. Part of the reason they look so large is those long legs. Also, notice the long flap of skin h ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week moose, bull, fenstad, resort, marais, 20090919 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668219815_wbXmM <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668219815_wbXmM" title="This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668219815_wbXmM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ..." title="This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:17:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668219815_wbXmM-Th.jpg b04a01030c7fef31a5aeab75d702a4b3 365f6559cd3886997420ab74e9fe183e 23392871f83c3456d24ac1b60173abdf f7dd2c1f090bb0ccd5595437dfeac120 1928f0c04b4a5db94d8f26a79cef0d89 13e2c148ea3af02b9a6d0b5ed0e0e9f3 This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/9826038_mEAdh#668219815_wbXmM" title="This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Oct-4-2009-Bull-Moose/Moose-Bull-Fenstads-Resort/668219815_wbXmM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ..." title="This year we again made our fall trip to the North Shore. During the week that we spent at Fenstad’s Resort, we had a close encounter with a bull moose. We heard from another guest that ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week moose, bull, fenstad, resort, marais, 20090919 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892273_RAA3d <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892273_RAA3d" title="I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Turkey-Wild-family-Itasca-CR/640892273_RAA3d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ..." title="I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:11:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Turkey-Wild-family-Itasca-CR/640892273_RAA3d-Th.jpg 2d93406c99458ee54a0fff5fa19b2481 4c358a02a44511ec2be4982e25a5fa41 4ed8ab7344ba1f8ead2490bc68d008f9 a769d0f688c2ce7513e9a0e9a9d23cad 89ec0bcb23324fa92dcb76f4df038dee I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892273_RAA3d" title="I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Turkey-Wild-family-Itasca-CR/640892273_RAA3d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ..." title="I found this family of Wild Turkeys on one of my birding trips. The two adults and three juveniles didn’t seem very wild, however. They were in a field right along one of the rural grave ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week turkey, wild, family, itasca, 266, 20090822 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892258_XjMSY <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892258_XjMSY" title="This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Trefoil-Birds-Foot-Bovey-MN/640892258_XjMSY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ..." title="This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:11:20 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Trefoil-Birds-Foot-Bovey-MN/640892258_XjMSY-Th.jpg cfb1eef73ba83cdd37aff2ea9c6c3447 743819bfa8e07b95d6c129d80293a5dc bad371ff7f2479afd47cd79c6c3a58e7 bcbfad70d90db49abd6573ac55e18d25 e909d12aa2b93b10b8d53886d97efa49 This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892258_XjMSY" title="This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Trefoil-Birds-Foot-Bovey-MN/640892258_XjMSY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ..." title="This flower is called Bird’s-foot Trefoil, often seen growing along the edges of roads. It seems to be able to grow in very poor soil where other plants can’t survive. Sometimes it is ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week trefoil, birds, foot, bovey, 20090802 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892256_vcpiC <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892256_vcpiC" title="I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Sparrow-Clay-colored-on-wooden/640892256_vcpiC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing." title="I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:11:20 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Sparrow-Clay-colored-on-wooden/640892256_vcpiC-Th.jpg 4503de8af8e8a4d29605f451fe7dd69f fdf85ecd750b5bf7a82f06a45a0f74ba 4131b676e82c22484722a62d03fda677 820345832f0540d218e6e58c958600a4 f46cc89366120a725053aab343288a82 I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing. <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing.</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892256_vcpiC" title="I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Sparrow-Clay-colored-on-wooden/640892256_vcpiC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing." title="I used a photo of this Clay-colored Sparrow a few weeks ago. I thought this one of the sparrow singing its heart out while sitting on the head of a wooden mallard was kind of amusing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week sparrow, clay, colored, wooden, mallard, itasca, county, 20090711 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892245_82EZ3 <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892245_82EZ3" title="Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Snipe-Wilsons-Grand-Rapids/640892245_82EZ3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ..." title="Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:11:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Snipe-Wilsons-Grand-Rapids/640892245_82EZ3-Th.jpg 434a37175efb5097758e304842a52821 0b8ac3f3083440c98076c9e97a6d61be ef68fb0c1c5a57877526875df2e9ecb7 f70c51662e038c8533c6c2d13917c060 4ada1c52c611b642a9013ea1476d1d28 Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892245_82EZ3" title="Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Snipe-Wilsons-Grand-Rapids/640892245_82EZ3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ..." title="Non-birders are often surprised to hear that birders spend time at sewage treatment plants. But lots of interesting birds show up at these “ponds”. On one of my trips to the Grand Rapi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week snipe, wilsons, grand, rapids, sewage, ponds, 20090822 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892237_6EJBW <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892237_6EJBW" title="Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Deer-White-tailed-MN-Power/640892237_6EJBW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ..." title="Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:11:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (earlorfphotos) http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Deer-White-tailed-MN-Power/640892237_6EJBW-Th.jpg d1e58a4b9c209292269632c4b129116b a3d761c912a344901c6437e92e1801a6 dc91b16d57b8ef9bad17ba8a65c0e9f5 a1d75cb2655f503fbc7a807d60aa6b95 c301bdbeb9ad055f5ab2360480027b05 0682acb35d3bcc7f83669811954a2b10 Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ... <p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com">earlorfphotos</a><br />Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ...</p><p><a href="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/9534353_3KWxk#640892237_6EJBW" title="Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ..."><img src="http://earlorfphotos.smugmug.com/Pictures-of-the-Week/2009-Pictures-of-the-Week/Sept-6-2009-Itasca-County-MN/Deer-White-tailed-MN-Power/640892237_6EJBW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ..." title="Our Itasca Birding Club had a field trip to the Minnesota Power Company plant in Cohasset this summer. One of the non-bird species we saw was this White-tailed doe. She stopped at the edge ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Pictures of the Week deer, white, tailed, power, cohassett, 20090808 earlorfphotos earlorfphotos