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Kilauai Lighthouse

The lighthouse is located at the northernmost tip of Kauai and is reached by a road along the shore in some places and through lush tropical coconut groves in others. There were only a few people there. Because we were there in mid-day and it was fairly windy we were not able to see many birds other than the prevalent Ne'ne's and a small cardinal that begged for crumbs from picnickers.
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  • this bird circled over us many times looking for prey--which hopefully was not us.

    this bird circled over us many times looking for prey--which hopefully was not us.

  • view of lighthouse from the main portion of the island

    view of lighthouse from the main portion of the island

  • shoreline near the rookery

    shoreline near the rookery

  • closeup of the clam-shell light

    closeup of the clam-shell light

  • one of the native geese that are peculiar to the islands

    one of the native geese that are peculiar to the islands

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  • another view of the coastline

    another view of the coastline

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  • new automatic light in front that replaced the old clam-shell light in the background that required frequent cleaning of all those glass panes surrounding it.

    new automatic light in front that replaced the old clam-shell light in the background that required frequent cleaning of all those glass panes surrounding it.

  • rookery

    rookery

  • more of the rookery. This is of a small mound of rock directly in front of the lighthouse and surrounded by water. It is inhabited only by birds

    more of the rookery. This is of a small mound of rock directly in front of the lighthouse and surrounded by water. It is inhabited only by birds

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    IMG_1391

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    IMG_1390

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    IMG_1392

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    IMG_1393

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    IMG_1394

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