I know, I'll be scorned by the Hawaii Purist, but I wish someone had introduced the robin, the oriole, the nightingale.
Especially the nightingale. If there is anything I really miss about living on this beautiful island, it's the song of the nightingale.
I love the little zebra doves (from Indonesia, I think). Such trusting little feathered creatures. It's a strange and delightful thing to feel their clawed feet standing on your bare foot, trying to get the piece of bread you placed next to it.
I do not like the bigger spotted-neck doves (also, I think, from Indonesia). They are not only greedy, they are also aggressive. I saw one grab a zebra dove and swing it around, toss it away from the bread. That ended those birds for me.
But I do like the Brazilian Cardinals. So elegant! That bright red head, elegant white and grey body.
I like the mynahs, too, with their "Waianae Strut". Such punks.
It's so stupid to have a law against feeding these delightful creatures who make life so much more interesting.
Especially the nightingale. If there is anything I really miss about living on this beautiful island, it's the song of the nightingale.
I love the little zebra doves (from Indonesia, I think). Such trusting little feathered creatures. It's a strange and delightful thing to feel their clawed feet standing on your bare foot, trying to get the piece of bread you placed next to it.
I do not like the bigger spotted-neck doves (also, I think, from Indonesia). They are not only greedy, they are also aggressive. I saw one grab a zebra dove and swing it around, toss it away from the bread. That ended those birds for me.
But I do like the Brazilian Cardinals. So elegant! That bright red head, elegant white and grey body.
I like the mynahs, too, with their "Waianae Strut". Such punks.
It's so stupid to have a law against feeding these delightful creatures who make life so much more interesting.
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