r/NatureIsFuckingLit 2d ago

πŸ”₯ Scarlet Honeycreeper πŸ”₯

Source: ebird

4.2k Upvotes

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u/camwynya 2d ago

I have a plushie 'i'iwi on my desk at work. I have to warn people not to squeeze it because there is a device inside that will start playing its call VERY LOUDLY if they do.

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u/PM_ME_UR_ROUND_ASS 2d ago

These beautiful 'I'iwi are critically endangered with only about 150,000 left in hawaii due to habitat loss, invasive predators, and avian malaria spread by mosquitos thats decimated native bird populations :(

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u/Odd_Reindeer1176 2d ago

Check out that beak!!!!

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u/Creamy_Spunkz 2d ago

Reminds me of James William Bottomtooth III

This bird is wealthy.

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u/trivletrav 2d ago

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u/Wasabi_Constant 2d ago

Such a gorgeous bird!

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u/_Moho_braccatus_ 2d ago

I love 'I'iwi! Such pretty, strange lil dudes.

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u/nevereverwhere 2d ago

Beautiful birds! I love seeing them on the Big Island.

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u/thebluedaughter 2d ago

This is what I'm gonna start calling men who hit on random women in public πŸ˜‚

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u/5trange_Jake 2d ago

Anyone else think the first photo was of a fish?

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u/Mycoangulo 1d ago

That Metrosideros and Sophora…

Their presence makes me feel like I’m almost home.

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u/TheOcean_isa_Beach 2d ago

So cute! I honestly thought it was a bird for a moment.

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u/redditsdaddio 2d ago

Uh. What?

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u/shake_your_molecules 2d ago

I hope that moment is still going