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Laysan Albatross Pair in Hawaii

The main purpose of my last visit to Kaena Point (Oahu, Hawaii) was to photograph an albatross chick and to see how it is growing. When I finished working with it, I found this Laysan […]

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Three months old Laysan Albatross chick in Hawaii

I spent some time with Laysan Albatrosses (Phoeabastria immutabilis) at Kaena Point (Oahu, Hawaii) yesterday, and I was fortunate to see and to photograph this albatross chick again. It is about three months old now […]

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Hawaiian Moorhen at Waimea Valley – Hawaii

I hiked to the Waimea Valley last week and encountered this Hawaiian Moorhen (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis). This bird is an endangered subspecies of the American Moorhen (Gallinula galeata), which subspecies is endemic to Hawaii. Its […]

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Laysan Albatross chick at Kaena Point – Hawaii

I visited Kaena Point (Oahu, Hawaii) yesterday to continue my Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) project. Luckily, the chicks are already hatched and I was fortunate to spend some time with this cute baby albatross. Its […]

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European Bee-eater – Bird of the Year in Hungary

The bird of the year has been elected each year in Hungary since 1979 by the Hungarian Ornithological Society. In 2013, the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) has won this title. The European Bee-eater is a […]

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Ruddy Turnstone on the North Shore of Oahu – Hawaii

Last weekend, I made a short trip to the North Shore of Oahu. The North Shore has beautiful shorelines with lot of shorebirds in winter, which is the rainy season in Hawaii. Fortunately, the weather […]

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Laysan Albatross at Kaena Point – Hawaii

I moved to Hawaii in 2012. In November, I started a project of studying and documenting the breeding life of the Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) at Kaena Point (on the island of Oahu). The Laysan […]

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