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1 1 Mauna Kea Silversword

Mauna Kea Silversword

by douglaslfaust

Seen in the enclosed area near the Mauna ...

0 0 Māmane

Māmane

by keomailaniHawaii, USA

Mauna Kea

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Dry grass waving in the wind. May be about 2 feet tall.

0 2 Papala

Papala

by sonicjupHawaii, USA

0 0 ‘Āweoweo

‘Āweoweo

by keomailaniHawaii, USA

Mauna Kea - Pōhakuloa Area

0 1 ‘A‘ali‘i

‘A‘ali‘i

by keomailaniHawaii, USA

Hawai‘i Island - Mauna Kea

0 0 Harvestman

Harvestman

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

Dark grasshopper with banded legs.

3 5 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, United States

Pana'ewa Gardens.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Shrub.

2 2 Mauna Kea silversword

Mauna Kea silversword

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

The Mauna Kea silversword is highly ...

0 0 Kolea lau nui

Kolea lau nui

by keomailaniHawaii, USA

This was taken on Mauna Kea.

0 0 Kolea lau nui

Kolea lau nui

by keomailaniHawaii, USA

This was in a forest on Mauna Kea.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

A brown fly with chocolate colored compound eyes and wings.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Green and brown damselfly resting on a blade of grass.

0 2 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Fallen flower.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Is this a wet and/or discolored chicory plant?

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, New York, USA

A plant with very soft, velvety leaves.

0 2 ʻĀkia

ʻĀkia

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

A lovely Hawaiian endemic plant reputed to have some medicinal purpose. Berries ...

0 0 Cup lichen

Cup lichen

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Off-white, bony, fruticose, volcanic lichen.

3 3 Pink knotweed

Pink knotweed

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Very small globe-like pink flowers with red leaves. From a distance, the ...

2 2 Mauna Kea silversword

Mauna Kea silversword

by allen.hoofHilo, Hawaii, USA

Hawaiian endemic plant, this subspecies consists of but a few individuals, all ...

1 0 Common Mullein

Common Mullein

by douglaslfaust

Seen on the slopes of Mauna Kea near the ...

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

A blue damselfly with a darkened purple tail.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

A dragonfly with a short body and black-spotted wingtips. The body is orange ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

A large, fast flying wasp-like insect with a metallic blue sheen. The wings are ...

0 0 Eastern amberwing

Eastern amberwing

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Small male dragonfly.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

This tiny larva was suspended by web or silk. It has alternating bands of ...

1 2 Wishbone flower

Wishbone flower

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Small purple flower with serrate leaf margins.

1 3 ʻōhiʻa lehua

ʻōhiʻa lehua

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Native Hawaiian plant.

0 2 Common grackle

Common grackle

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Male.

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Small to medium in size. Very cute! Each leaf has several jagged points.

1 2 Orbweaver

Orbweaver

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Brown spider with hairy spines on its striped legs.

0 4 Morning glory

Morning glory

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Hot pink flower grows on a vine.

3 1 Downy woodpecker (female)

Downy woodpecker (female)

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Gorgeous female woodpecker having insects for lunch.

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Saltwater pond's edge.

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Blackened, epiphytic or saprobic growths protruding from the tree bark.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna Kunzah

A single light pink flower on a tall stem.

0 0 Sassafras

Sassafras

by mauna KunzahNew York, New York, United States

Young tree whose leaves have three rounded lobes each.

7 4 Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

by birdlady6000Hilo, Hawaii, USA

A rare sighting for us on the Saddle Road between

1 0 Amaumau fern

Amaumau fern

by mauna Kunzah

Lovely lime green fern that thrives in harsh terrain. Appears to be about 2 ft ...

0 0 Great mullein

Great mullein

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Very tall plants with small yellow flowers on the vertical spike and an ...

1 2 Fireweed

Fireweed

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Small yellow flowers about 4 inches tall, growing in groups. They're pretty, ...

3 3 Beach naupaka

Beach naupaka

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Hawaiian: naupaka kahakai. Beautiful succulent with round, green fruit and ...

10 6 Erckel's francolin

Erckel's francolin

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Medium-sized partridge running about at a high altitude. Males and females can ...

1 2 elephant apple

elephant apple

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

This tree's leaves are finely toothed, and its edible green fruit forms from ...

1 1 White-throated sparrow

White-throated sparrow

by mauna KunzahNew Jersey, USA

A sparrow with several black, vertical markings that radiate from its beak.

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