Apapane atop an Orange Ohia Lehua Tree
by Lehua Pekelo-Stearns
Title
Apapane atop an Orange Ohia Lehua Tree
Artist
Lehua Pekelo-Stearns
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Photograph - Photography
Description
The ʻApapane is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae, that is native to Hawaii. The bright crimson feathers of the ʻApapane were once used to adorn the ʻahuʻula (capes), mahiole (helmets), and nā lei hulu (feather leis) of aliʻi (Hawaiian nobility). ʻApapane form small flocks when foraging through the canopies of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees, as you see here, drinking nectar from the flowers and simultaneously pollinating them. This 'Apapane was at the top of one of the orange Ohia Lehua trees on a ranch in Volcano.
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August 21st, 2012
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