As We Went Walking …

… today at Magic Island just outside of Waikiki, I was reminded of how beautiful Hawaii is – not just its scenery and weather, but in its plethora of birds and sea life.

It was a good day to see green sea turtles (honu). Five (count ‘em, five) turtles were feeding alongside the rock wall walkway, in the same area where we’d seen our first turtle a week or so ago.

I was able to take decent pictures of three of them:

We also saw quite a few birds that allowed me to get a little closer than usual. It was as though they were in a generous picture-posing mood today:

Ruddy Turnstone (Akekeke)

Pacific Golden Plover (Kolea)

Java Finch (Padda oryzivora)

Comfortable, Lazy Pigeon

As an added bonus, the trade winds were back today for one day only. Starting Tuesday, it’s expected to be humid and muggy, so our walking constitutionals won’t be quite so comfortable this week.

But that’s okay; it was a good day today.