Hawaii - Birds and flowers

One of the features of the island of Oahu apart from the scenery is the variety of plants and birds.

Brazilian Cardinal

We saw these small birds with their distinctive red heads quite often on our walks

The grass tends to be long and thick. On one of the walks we came across these small birds hunting for food in the grass. There were also some birds about half this size also with red patches but they were hard to photograph in the grass.

On this walk everywhere you looked there were different small birds.

These small doves were also a common sight in the parks. They can also make quite a loud call for a small bird.

At Diamond Head we found an information board featuring some of the local birds.

There are also wild chickens in many parts of the island

and of course ducks who were were happy with the unseasonable rain.

Everywhere you go in Waikiki flowers add colour. This photo was taken walking along the footpath on the beach side of the main road.

On the other side of the road are beds of hibiscus.

The parks have an abundance of trees and bushes with colourful flowers.

Trees with masses of flowers line the streets.

 And then of course there is franjipani.

The park at Diamond Head also had an information board showing a selection of the flowering plants in the region (although you needed to be much taller than I am to read it properly).

There is always something to see and enjoy as you go for walks on the island.