Toad says, "I can haz cat food!"

Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

Location: Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii

Back in September, I posted a photo of a Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) that lives in our garden. In that post I said:

These amphibians come out after dark in search of food and water. Normally they eat things like insects, snails and slugs -- but we have witnessed several Cane Toads gobbling cat food from a bowl that happened to be left out on the porch overnight.

Today I offer proof of the toad's penchant for cat food. We caught this guy on the back porch, just as he was about to indulge his secret craving.

Endangered Species?

Public Telephone

Location:  Hamakua Coast, Big Island, Hawaii

Have you noticed that ever since mobile phones exploded onto the scene, you see fewer and fewer public telephones?  Even at airports, which used to have banks and banks of pay phones everywhere, you'd have to search for one these days.  They are a dying breed.

Here is a photo of a roadside public telephone near the scenic lookout above Waipi'o Valley on Hawaii's Big Island.  When I saw it, I decided I had better photograph it and archive the image for posterity, lest we forget what these look like!  Note that this specimen even includes a rare accessory: a phone book.