ʻIʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea) at Hosmer Grove - Maui, HI

            I just recently got back from a beautiful trip to Hawaii (Maui and Kauai). After losing my dad suddenly 3 months ago I needed a mental and physical break. Hawaii is a special and spiritual place and seeing some of the world’s most endangered birds really was special. Here is an ʻIʻiwi taken at Hosmer Grove IN Haleakala National Park. I felt blessed to go into the restricted access Waikamoi Preserve on the island of Maui and see intact native forests and endemic Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Luckily rapid ʻōhiʻa death has not reached this island and hope it stays that way. These birds depend on ʻōhiʻa trees to survive. This is why it’s so important to brush and spray your boots with alcohol before hiking in these fragile ecosystems to prevent the spread of rapid ohia death. This is a fungus that kills the trees and ultimately detrimentally impacts these Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Avian Malaria is a huge problem in Hawaii and so many good people are working with Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) technology to try and help save these amazing finches. These Hawaiian birds inspire me with their resilience and for hanging on despite it all. Thanks to everyone in the Hawaiian Islands working so hard day and night to protect these birds and their habitats. I enjoyed my visit both by day and night at Haleakala National Park as at night I got to watch Hawaiian Petrels or ‘Ua’u calling and flying in to their burrows as they nest up at the summit of the crater. Listening to their calls was so moving and I delighted in watching them by flashlight as they flew in. Later I would go on to the island of Kauai where I saw one of the most critically endangered birds in the world an Akikiki which are actively being collected now in the wild to help save the 40 birds left in the wild. I also got to see the critically endangere Puaiohi as well in the Alakai forest in Kauai.
   

Taken on: May 17, 2023

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 400mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.3 (Windows)
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