Aloha
Looking back through my archives, I came across this Pic of a Yellow-billed Cardinal captured during a 2019 trip to Hawaii. Both of us were hanging out at the Bar; him for handouts, me for umbrella drinks. Both of us were happy campers that day!!
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The Yellow-billed Cardinal:
A sleek bird with a gray back, white chest and collar, and a bright red head. Immatures look similar to adults but are brown instead of red. Similar to Red-crested Cardinal, but lacks a crest. Associated with waterside habitats such as forested marshes, flooded fields, riparian scrub and forest, and wooded lakeshores.
Relatively tolerant of human disturbance, Yellow-billed Cardinals can be found in waterside towns and cities. The often forage on the ground in pairs or flocks. Song is a repetitive ‘chew-wee-chew’ and call is a nasal ‘wee’. Native to South America; introduced to the Hawaiian Islands.
(Nikon D500, 80-400 F/5.6, 1/1600 @ f/5.6, ISO 2500, processed to taste)
Aloha
Looking back through my archives, I came across this Pic of a Yellow-billed Cardinal captured during a 2019 trip to Hawaii. Both of us were hanging out at the Bar; him for handouts, me for umbrella drinks. Both of us were happy campers that day!!
__________________________
The Yellow-billed Cardinal:
A sleek bird with a gray back, white chest and collar, and a bright red head. Immatures look similar to adults but are brown instead of red. Similar to Red-crested Cardinal, but lacks a crest. Associated with waterside habitats such as forested marshes, flooded fields, riparian scrub and forest, and wooded lakeshores.
Relatively tolerant of human disturbance, Yellow-billed Cardinals can be found in waterside towns and cities. The often forage on the ground in pairs or flocks. Song is a repetitive ‘chew-wee-chew’ and call is a nasal ‘wee’. Native to South America; introduced to the Hawaiian Islands.
(Nikon D500, 80-400 F/5.6, 1/1600 @ f/5.6, ISO 2500, processed to taste)