A striking flower at Mount Soledad
I have been to Mount Soledad in La Jolla / San Diego dozens of times,…
Sunset from Shelter Island in San Diego
A friend and I stopped at Shelter island as the sun was setting, and were…
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) in Suva, Fiji
I asked AI for help identifying this bird, it came up with Re-vented Bulbul, Here’s…
Beach Spider Lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) in Pago Pago, American Samoa
According to the AI I checked with, Here’s why: Distinct flower shape: The spider-like blooms…
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) in Pago Pago, American Samoa
According to the magical AI I asked, this is the Great Frigatebird, and Here’s some…
Great Myna and Common Myna Birds seen in Hawaii
I was going to do a post each, but there is something interesting about seeing…
Similar shots that create different effects in Aitutaki, Cook Islands
short-billed dowitcher in Hilo Hawaii
According to the wonderful AI that helps me identify the birds and animals in my…
Bora Bora Sunset from the deck of a cruise ship
Wandering Tattler in Hilo Hawaii
I asked AI to help identify three photos of the same bird, and really loved…
Sunrise as we sailed in to Moorea
Nene Geese, also known as Hawaiian Geese (Branta sandvicensis) in Hilo Hawaii at Liliuokalani Garden
According to the wonderful AI that helped me identify the animals in my photographs: They…
An unbelievable sunrise on the way to Huahine, French Polynesia
Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) in Hilo Hawaii
According to the AI I consulted, Here’s how I identified it: White eye-ring: The most…
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in Hilo Hawaii
Admittedly this is not a great photo, but I just barely managed to capture this…
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) in Hilo Hawaii
I asked AI for a helping hand, it came up with Saffron Finch, Here’s why:…
A Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) in Honolulu, Hawaii
Per AI: Here’s how you can tell: Golden-brown speckled back: The bird has distinctive gold…
Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) – Honolulu, Hawaii
It’s easily identified by its striking red head, crest, and upper breast, contrasting with its…
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Honolulu, Hawaii
At first I was disappointed this little bird wasn’t perched on something more scenic when…
Christmas Palm (Adonidia merrillii) in Honolulu, Hawaii
As often as I see palm trees, I rarely see them with the fruits showing,…
A White Pigeon in Honolulu
According to AI: While it might look like a dove to some, doves and pigeons…
Cattle Egret – near the state Capitol in Honolulu
The vibrant red flower in your photograph from Nawiliwili, Hawaii is likely the wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis)
That may be one of the most exciting things AI has ever told me… to…
Nawiliwili Lighthouse – 2024
Here’s what I got when I asked AI to help identify the lighthouse in my…
Red Hibiscus… almost found the state flower growing by the side of the street…
Those playing along at home will know it is the YELLOW Hibiscus that is the…
Plumeria Flowers photographed in Nawiliwili, Hawaii
This is a Plumeria flower, also known as Frangipani. It’s a very popular flower in…
Zebra Dove? If AI Identification is to be believed…
I saw several interesting, to me, birds in Nawiliwili, Hawaii, and tried to get some…
Water Hyacinth growing in shallow water in Nawiliwili, Hawaii
I was walking along a meandering path of my own making, and as I crossed…
Grackle — Long-Tailed Grackle?
This is a common bird, or so it seems to me, in the Austin area….
White-Winged Dove?
I was not sure if this bird was new-to-me, or different from others I had…
State Capitol Building in Austin, Texas
I was in the area, and had a few minutes, so I decided to snap…
Dynamic Sunset photos of Planes over Boston – Logan Airport
I confess, I love trying to get my camera to focus on things moving in…
Great Blue Heron
These pictures are admittedly blurry and not the best, but given I was using 125x…
Another beautiful Rose
I wasn’t sure my camera was focusing on this little Rose buds, and newly bloomed…
Château Frontenac.
With hopes I have correctly identified this building, with the help of technology (though to…
American Goldfinch
These American Goldfinches were hanging out at the Halifax Public Gardens when I went to…
Sunset sailing out of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
There is something magical about the sun setting over the water, some of it is…
Spotted Sandpiper?
I showed two pictures to AI and found out: Based on the size, shape, and…
Mallard – what a Duck
The Halifax Public Gardens not only has a lot of really pretty flowers, but some…
Mealycup Sage
This flower had incredibly dynamic and striking color that drew the eye whether it was…
Apparently I find a lot of weeds attractive…
This doesn’t actually surprise me, given as a kid I complained about pulling the flowers…
Prairie Dawn Rose?
Yet again I find myself wishing I knew more about flowers. When I photographed this…
Sunset over the Gulf of Maine
This beautiful sunset was shot in the Gulf of Maine sailing between Bar Harbor and…
Calendula, and a discovery, Mary’s Gold = Marigold
Per Wikipedia: Calendula (/kəˈlɛndjuːlə/) is a genus of about 15–20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that…
Day Lily — Pretty in Pink
This was the only flower of its type, hanging out amid a bunch of other…
Queen Anne’s Lace
Per Wikipedia: Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird’s nest,…
Juvenile Herring Gull
Sailing out of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada we saw a LOT of seagulls… which I…
Japanese Rose in Canada
Not a new to me flower, but it was beautiful, and rather enchanting the way…
Zuiderdam in Sydney… Canada
It’s always fun getting a shot of the ship I’m on, added bonus when a…
Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa, the yellow coneflower, Bush’s purple coneflower, or Ozark coneflower, is a North American species of flowering plant in the…