Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Successful Immigrant

A  L  O  H  A   from  Honolulu!
Native to Indonesia, Java Finch was
 introduced to Hawaii in 1867.
She has established breeding
populations on Oahu, as well 
as other Hawaiian Isles.

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Thank You
for Visiting!
                     Warmly, cloudia

18 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Many of our successful avian immigrants fall under the 'terrorist' category.
Love yours.

Cloudia said...

Thank you, Sis

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia, The Java Finch is so cute. I hope this finch is not causing problems among the native birds in Hawaii. Have a great day!

Reader Wil said...

I remember this grey bird from the time I lived on Java. We called them "rice- pickers ".I don't know the Dutch name.
It's a beautiful bird.Thanks for your visit and wise comment!
Wil, ABCW

Bob Bushell said...

Superb, love it.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Wonderful images of this bird.

Brian Miller said...

ha. the head looks a bit like a penguin....it is rather cute...

aloha from way too early in the morning...lol

Adam Jones said...

What a cute bird. I like those red legs.

TexWisGirl said...

it is a beauty!

Teresa said...

Cute bird. I like the composition of your shot.

William Kendall said...

Quite a pretty bird!

Cloudia said...

Thanks friends!

21 Wits said...

So happy to meet them! Aloha dear friend.

A Colorful World said...

Been around long enough to be a native! Great shot of an interesting bird.

Adam said...

cool birds

Joyful said...

Very cute shot.

SeaThreePeeO said...

Beautiful picture.

Rohrerbot said...

Way cool!!! I know the invasives tend to get a bad rap.....but they are fun to look at in the wild:)