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6/04/03 Michael Todd

Japanese Bush-Warbler

Kauai, HI

This Asian native was the last new bird of the trip, on my last day on the island. This and the Japanese Quail proved almost impossible to get a look at. I had heard this bird sing at least 20 times with no sighting, before going to what is known as the best place for a look at this bird. True to word, this bird was singing high up in a tree in the forest at Keahua Arboretum, instead of in heavy cover as everywhere else I had the birds. While the picture is terrible (Hawaii was by far the toughest area to photograph birds I tried yet), the drab plumage and pale eyebrow are visible. This was my 1st experience with Old World Warblers, with the Bush-Warblers being in the Cettia genus.

Nikon Coolpix 4500 ,Pentax PF-80ED

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Brooks Rownd17-Jan-2008 05:59
No, they don't like to get photo'd. Fortunately the way they sit around calling all day makes them fairly easy to locate.