Thursday, February 9, 2012

Gonna Fly Now

A   L   O   H   A  !

Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti on Grooveshark



"I once had a sparrow
alight upon my shoulder
for a moment,










while I was hoeing 
in a village garden,












and I felt that I was more distinguished
by that circumstance









than I should have been
 by any epaulet I could have worn." 

Henry David Thoreau


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Our  bird friend today 
is a Red Crested Cardinal,
 Paroaria coronata
commonly seen here on Oahu.


These colorful flyers
were introduced to both Hawaii
& Puerto Rico around 1930.


 Sometimes called the
  "Brazilian Cardinal"
The species is native to
South America.


Omnivores, they
feed on fruit, seeds, plant matter, 
human cast-offs, and tasty insects.













Thank you for flying here! 
Do look in on Comments,
see all the exotic birds
there;
BE one of them-


                 Warm chirps, cloudia
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46 comments:

  1. Joop ZandFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    What a lovely bird..... nice pictures Cloudia.

    Greetings, Joop

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  2. The Weaver of GrassFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    I love that Thoreau quote and I love that bird. I wish we had exotic birds here. I suppose our most colourful bird is probably the bullfinch.

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  3. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    Good catch today !!!!

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  4. Louis la VacheFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    What a bright fellow he is! Certain to bring a smile to the face of all who see him!

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  5. AshFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:46 AM

    Gorgeous!

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  6. Regina February 9, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    Beautiful one!

    Great quote Cloudia.

    xo
    Regina

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  7. JeannieFebruary 9, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Gorgeous bird! I do love cardinals even if they are bullies.

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  8. RubyFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    This bird is exotic!

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  9. Dave KingFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    Fantastic set of pictures, but I think the first one the top shot for my book.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    I love cardinals. Beautiful bird.

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  11. wennFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    love all kinds of birds..

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  12. TeresaFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    Cute birds all over this post!! Love it.

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  13. Charles GramlichFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    Love these pics. What a beautiful bird!

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    Your 'red crested cardinal' is a little beauty Cloudia, well done on snapping him, I know they can be zippy little creatures.

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  15. SandyFebruary 9, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    gorgeous bird...nice capture and lovely words as always! =)

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  16. DeniseinVAFebruary 9, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Such beautiful photos you took. It's colors are lovely and coincidentally I was looking at three photos I had taken of one on our last trip to Hawaii, only yesterday, and could not remember its name. I was going on a search today and then I read your post. Thank you for identifying it for me. Thoreau's quote is one of my favorites. By the way, my header is of another little bird I photographed in Hawaii. Can you by any chance identify that one please? Not sure but I think this little bird originated in Japan but my memory is poor on that little one.

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  17. FilipBlogFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    What a beautiful bird with its red head.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  18. nannyFebruary 9, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    So bright and beautiful.....

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  19. Windsmoke.February 9, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Bonza :-).

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  20. Elephant's ChildFebruary 9, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    Oh Cloudia, your words and photos ALWAYS fly. Thank you.

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  21. CloudiaFebruary 9, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    each of YOU
    makes my heart FLY!


    thank you SO much :-)

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  22. nonizamboniFebruary 9, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Gorgeous little guy! And 'Gonna Fly Now' reminds me of [your] Philly and [my] Dr. Erica. Thanks for the smiles.
    Happy Valentine's Day in advance--you are always a bright spot in my blogging day.

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  23. 21 WitsFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    I'm so happy I flew in, your bird friend is so beautiful! Aloha Ahi Ahi! Karen

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    I will keep him in mind throughout the day. Thank you very much. Please have a good Friday you all.

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  25. DianneFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    if I saw him here in NJ I'd want to rescue him!

    he's beautiful, especially standing on the road, he looks so out of place

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  26. Myrna R.February 9, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    Spectacular bird. Great how you caught him.

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  27. G-ManFebruary 9, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    Your State is filled with LOTS of exotic beautiful creatures.....
    CLOUDIA!!!!!

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  28. ScarletFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    Nice pictures ~

    Thanks for sharing them ~

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  29. magiceyeFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    namaste /\ from mumbai
    aloha!

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  30. MargaretFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    Seems a dream to me... Wow.

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  31. izzyFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Love his colors!

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  32. FireblossomFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    The song reminds me that, in the 70s I fell madly in love with actress Talia Shire, who was and remains blissfully unaware that I exist! Just the other day I saw "Rocky" again on cable, and sure enough, I still love Adrian!

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  33. TeresaFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    What an amazing little bird!

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  34. Brian MillerFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    nice...love the quote...and the pics are awesome...esp like that first one...in the street...

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  35. FireblossomFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    Pssst...kitty's been by to see me again!

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  36. HilaryFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    Beautiful little guy. And that Thoreau quote is one of my favourites.

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  37. CloudiaFebruary 10, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    JOLLY! THANKS!

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  38. LadyFiFebruary 10, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Wonderful cardinal shots - and such a lovely poem full of meaning.

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  39. KayFebruary 10, 2012 at 2:49 AM

    When I was a child, I used to think that was the girl cardinal and the completely red one was the boy. Gorgeous photos, Cloudia!

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  40. RONWFebruary 10, 2012 at 3:19 AM

    I've seen er what I call faux sparrows with a red hood like in your pics but with an all black body but other than that, with an identical profile. They give me an erry feeling like they're a raven of crow.

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  41. JinksyFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    Great post from start to finish. :)

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  42. Bob BushellFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    Beautiful.

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  43. CloudiaFebruary 10, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    much appreciated - thanks for the thrill of seeing you here, and reading your comments!

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  44. Steve IsaakFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    Great quotes, pictures - admirable notions. Thanks for the smile!

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  45. orvokkiFebruary 10, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    Very exotic bird, it looks like made of two different bird.
    Gorgeous fotos.

    Have a nice weekend.

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  46. Dr. Russell Norman MurrayFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    I really like the trees in the new blog header and also the photo with the trees with the blue and green tones. Well-done as always. As can be seen on my satire and theology blog, I have been off-line a bit due to virus problems with my old desktop then a blown mainboard in a power outage. I am now on a new notebook which has needed work too.

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