"FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (5.30.25)
#RedTailedTropicbird (#Koaʻeʻula) breeding period extends from March - October, during which time adults can be seen circling one another repeatedly in paired courtship flight.
*PC: Gavin Iwai
#FlightFridays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #MLCD
FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (8.23.24):
#RedTailedTropicbirds (#koaʻeʻula) breeding period extends from March-October. A single egg is laid on the ground, often under shrubs or rock overhangs. The nest site is vigorously defended by chick & adult alike.
*Video courtesy: Gavin Iwai
FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (7.5.24)
#RedTailedTropicbirds (#koaʻeʻula) have a buoyant, flapping flight and plunge dive to take fish and squid. Breeding extends from March to October, during which time adults can be seen circling one another repeatedly in paired courtship flight.
"FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (5.5.23):
Did you know ... the #RedTailedTropicbird (#koaʻeʻula) have a buoyant, flapping flight and plunge dive to take fish and squid.
#FlightFridays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #marinelifeconservation #birdsofhawaii
"FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (1.27.23):
Did you know ... the #RedTailedTropicbird (#koaʻeʻula) have red bills & red tail streamers (hence the common name). Nests under shrubs in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands and on cliffs of offshore islands
#HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #MLCD
