Magical Koa Forest Kipuka
by Heidi Fickinger
Title
Magical Koa Forest Kipuka
Artist
Heidi Fickinger
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
This image is taken in one of my very favorite places on Hawai'i Island. It is an isolated area in which an old forest exists that has been surrounded by more recent lava flows. In a Hawaiian, this is known as a 'kīpuka'. Literally, this means a hole in the surrounding area, but also a key or life that is a hole in the surrounding area. The reason for this name is that the ancient Hawaiians realized that these areas contain species that survived the devastation that is wrought by the lava (which can bury the landscape in a hundred feet of lava) and are islands life, containing trees, plants, birds and insects that will re-colonize the new lava flows. Today, these islands of life are critical to the survival of many endangered and rare species. They are carefully monitored and are typically fenced to prevent the incursion of invasive pigs, goats and sheep that can and have damaged so much of the native Hawiian forest. Kīpukas are also incredibly magical places, with ancient trees like these koa that are covered in mosses and lichens that glow in sunlight streaming through the forest, while the songs of native birds float through the air.
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* The Artists BUZzz
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April 13th, 2022
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more .
Michaela Perryman
Congratulations, featured in a Gorgeous Green Group 15th April 2022 There is not need to embed your featured image as it is already present in our weekly Featured Discussion Page
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been featured in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! You are cordially invited to POST image embed links for this distinction to the 🌟GAs -Features Archive -2022 thread in the discussion tab. Thank you for your glimpse of beauty!