Our Kauai condo lanai gave us a comfortable place to watch the island’s birds. Even while relaxing at the condo, there was always something colorful or unfamiliar moving through the trees nearby.

Every spring, young hummingbirds appear in the trees outside my apartment balcony. I watch the fluffy fledglings squeak from the branches, test their wings, chase tiny insects, and wait for their mother to bring another meal.