Earlier this year we learned that a pair of Manu o Ku had bucked the local practice of terns nesting exclusively in trees. They chose instead to lay their egg on the railing on a third floor lanai at the state art museum in downtown Honolulu. Now a pair of white terns have been found raising their chick on a utility pole in Waikiki just outside the entrance to Kapiolani Park. Thanks to Satoko Lincoln for reporting that she noticed the chick being tended by its parents over the weekend. Time will tell how suitable a spot this location turns out to be. Nesting there on Kalakaua Avenue certainly shortens the parents’ commute to find fish for their chick. But today both parents and chick were suffering from the heat and lack of shade available on a utility pole. Comments are closed.
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