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A picture is worth a thousand words: the fauna in Kauai

February 4, 2011 by Beth Shepherd

One of the things Big Papa and enjoyed the most during our trip to Kauai, was the beauty of the vistas, the flora and the fauna – both wild and domestic. Here are a few picture of animals we saw (and loved).

Kauai rooster and chicken
Kauai rooster and chicken – they were EVERYWHERE (as Big Papa put it “You can’t throw a cell phone without hitting an rooster”)

Kauai turtle
Kauai turtle: okay, not the big Sea Turtle (Honu) but a smaller land-going variety which we nearly ran over with our car. He was being bothered by a rooster and we intervened and found him safer ground.

Kauai Red-creste CardinalKauai Red-crested Cardinal: so cute and check out the ‘do’!

Kauai spinner dolphinKauai spinner dolphin: we were fortunate enough to be out on the water and saw an entire pod, leaping and playing in the water.

Kilauea Kauai red horseKilauea Kauai red horse: we watched this beautiful horse, the color of the soil on Kauai, graze at sunset.

William of KauaiWilliam of Kauai: Last, but definitely not least, one of the cats at our B&B. I was completely smitten with William and even started plotting a way to adopt him and bring him to the mainland. He was a love of a cat and spent every morning sitting on my lap at breakfast and every evening in the same spot watching the stars.

Filed Under: Photography, Travel Tagged With: animals, chickens, Hawaii, horse, Kauai, red-crested cardinal, roosters, spinner dolpin, turtle

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