Category Archives: Nature

Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #1: Trematolobelia singularis

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Trematolobelia singularis Conservation Status: Endangered Distribution: O’ahu (Southern Ko’olau mountains) Date photographed: 10/24/2010 Ease of viewing: Difficult *Identification: Form– Typically unbranched shrubs 0.6-1.5 m long. Leaves– linear-elliptic; blades 10-18 cm long by 1-1.8 cm wide; margins callose-crenulate; winged petioles 1-2 … Continue reading →

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Manoa Cliff Forest Restoration

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Now we’re getting into the meat of things. Helping restore a native forest has been one of the most satisfying things I’ve done here in Hawai’i.

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads: Teaser

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

I have a couple of posts that I am working on right now, but I wanted to get the word out on this one that is near and dear to me. One of my lifetime goals is to see every … Continue reading →

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Breeding season at Ka’ena Point

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Each winter, Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) come to Ka’ena Point on O’ahu to mate and breed.

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There are native Hawaiian Coots in my backyard…

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Today’s short post is mostly going to be photos of a native bird that can still be easily seen here on O’ahu. Not in some far off reserve, but a short 20 min. drive from downtown Honolulu.

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Lords of Gardner: Ole Owyhee part II

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

An island kingdom crumbles into the sea. Refugees flee to a new land. With this new beginning, they prosper once more. Could it be the Atlantean myth? The Mayan-Egyptian pyramid connection? While it sounds like the story of Atlantis, it … Continue reading →

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Paleobiogeography and the long memories of Ole Owyhee Part I

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Not the most euphonious title. But paleobiogeography is a marvelous thing to me. To put it in a slightly more simple way, it’s about how populations have expanded and contracted in an area over time.

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Birds of the Pihea Trail

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

A couple of weeks back, I went to Koke’e State Park on the island of Kaua’i to check out the native plants and animals. Just to have a little fun with it, I’ll describe what I saw as if I … Continue reading →

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