Birds: Sometimes a nuisance

I reside in suburban Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii. Today, I am posting photos of birds to be seen on my street. They are all in boring shades of brown, grey or black. If you want to see really colorful birds, you’ll have to search the forests or rural areas of the islands.

A colorful Honeycreeper like this one can be found in those forests:

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But, these are the birds, which strut on my driveway:

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I see a lot of Myna birds:

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I also see a lot of Crows:

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And I see Petrels:

Lots of tiny Sparrows:

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What would we do without birds? Well, I could do without the bird droppings, which are a nuisance to clean up. Due to a number of mishaps, I try to avoid walking under trees and parking my car under them. If you know what I mean, then you will understand how I feel.

Birds have even tried to peck their way into our house. They used their beaks to cut the wire mesh under the eaves and build nests in the attic. We scared them away by stuffing the holes with rags and placing water bottles on the air conditioners. Later, we replaced the unsightly rags with square pieces of styrofoam. Since then, the birds haven’t returned to the attic, where there are still twigs and small branches. It would be difficult for us to remove the debris.

Birds are beautiful, no doubt. But, boy, what a nuisance, sometimes!

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If you want to see more birds of Hawaii, do click on this link:

Birds of Hawaii