Ohelo Berry by sharky_
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Ohelo Berries a plant that are abundant around the Kilauea Volcano area. It is the Nene Goose's (Hawaii's State Bird) favorite food. The Nene Goose has become an endangered species and are protected by law. Aloha and thank you for viewing
Comments (23)
Very colorful. Love the different textures too. Almost makes me feel like a nene goose. Lets eat.
Beautiful macro ! Lovely colors !
Beautiful colours and excellent shot!
very lovely photo here
nice work sharky. it's wonderful, dont you think, how going out with a camera makes one actually 'see' things that otherwise we wouldn't look twice at.
Excellent photo Errol!!!! Now, if you could please show us the Nene bird, I really tried when I was on Maui, but I never saw one! They're probably not easy to capture!! Keep up the outstanding work!!!!!! ;)
can u eat them... so cool
dtp, it does look tasty but I don't know of anyone who has eaten these berriers. There are signs posted in the volcano area to preserve these berries for our State Bird the "Nene Goose". Thank you for asking. Aloha
wonderful colours. a real pleasure to look at. excellent photography,Errol. !!!!!! Aloha !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
opps...sorry to detlete the comment, i didn't realize someone asked the "can people eat them" question already! excellent shot here, the color is fantastic!!! they do look pretty tasty!!! nicely captured!!! have a good one!!!
Fine details....would make a nice Berry Sauce...for Poultry :]
I've had ohelo berry pie before...quite a tasty little berry....but prefer to leave them for the nene....Nice capture of the little berries.!
A lady whose name I don't remember, but she lives or did live on Iwalani St., gave me a small jar of ohelo berry jam one time. It was good too.
Beautiful macro!!! Excellent sharpness and colour!!! Pure perfection if you ask me!!! Have a great week #:o)
berry sweet shot & tasty for the dear goose :]
Wonderful macro capture of these berries.. very nice composition :-)
oh wow superb macro excellent DOF vote :)
Very fine shot... excellent !
The Nene is endangered now? Bummer. Great shot of it's favorite food, the detail on the left leaves is awsome!
TwoPynts, Aloha Kort. In 1778 when James Cook landed in Hawaii, there were thousands of nene birds on this land. But even during that time, birds population were starting to decline. In 1957 when the nene goose became our state bird, it almost vanished. Over hunting and introducing new species to Hawaii became a problem for the natural habitat of the nene goose. New species results in new predators for the nene goose. Breeding efforts prevented the disappearance of our state bird. In 1967, the nene goose was listed as an endangered species and is protected by law. The nene goose will mingle with people and become very friendly. It became a mistake to feed them by hand. They become so tame that they will walk with the traffic of cars. As for this picture, it was one out of a 30 shots that came clear. Wind was blowing about 30 miles an hour. Ugh! lol Aloha my friend.
hey, these look yummy!!!! how great they protect this plant!!! beautiful work!
a dream of a fresh and outstanding beautiful lighted capture! fabulous colored and with a great depth! ;o)
They look yummy, but... are these edible? Incredible how man turns wild life into a wasteland. Glad they're not extinct!