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Aloha Friday Photograph: Nene in Hanalei Nationwide Wildlife Refuge
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Mahalo to Dr. Rick Wishart from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada for sharing these fantastic Aloha Friday Photos.
Rick and his spouse Katherine visited Kauai, Oahu and Maui earlier this yr. Right here’s what Rick shared about these pictures and the beautiful causes for this specific journey to the Hawaiian Islands.
“These pictures connected had been taken on April 5, 2023 on Kauai on the Hanalei Nationwide Wildlife Refuge alongside the Hanalei River. Images are of the flooded fields managed for endangered waterbirds and vegetation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Species pictured right here embrace the Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai and the Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis or Nene, which is the official state chicken of Hawaii. You may see that lots of the birds have been leg banded for analysis functions.
“I’m a retired waterfowl biologist having labored for 32 years with Geese Limitless Canada and graduating with a PhD from the College of Manitoba and the Delta Waterfowl and Wetland Analysis Station. So this cease was a should for me!
“On this journey my spouse Katherine Lane and I visited Kauai for every week in addition to every week in Oahu and Maui. We have now visited Hawaii many occasions and earlier than I met her, Katherine labored as a nurse for 7 years in Oahu on the Kapiolani Medical Middle for Ladies and Kids within the 1990’s. In truth a spotlight of this journey included a reunion of the medical employees at Kapiolani from that period which we had been happy to attend together with many elderly associates from around the globe.”
Consultants estimate that the nene inhabitants is roughly 3,252 throughout the entire Hawaiian Islands. Kauai is house to roughly 60% of your entire inhabitants. We have now seen a number of nene on this similar space the place Rick’s pictures had been taken, beside the Hanalei Nationwide Wildlife Refuge. Moreover, we’ve seen nene on the close by Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.
Ricks’ picture of the nene signal is a superb reminder to take further precautions whereas driving round areas the place nene reside. They do typically meander close to roadways and parking areas. Really, Kuhio Highway, which is considered one of Kauai’s predominant highways, borders the Hanalei Nationwide Wildlife Refuge.
Different locations the place you might be prone to be close to nene are at Haleakala Nationwide Park on Maui and Hawaii Volcanoes Nationwide Park on Hawaii (Massive) Island.
Rick shared yet another chicken picture with us. It’s an endangered, endemic chicken that I don’t ever recall seeing whereas visiting Hawaii — a Hawaiian coot.
As we had been making ready this text, we discovered that there’s a new viewpoint for the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge that can be opening to the general public. Anticipated opening is “Fall 2023,” so it ought to be open quickly. We are going to stay up for checking it out the subsequent time we go to Kauai.
Learn our article, Wildlife you might see on a Hawaii vacation, for extra birds and animals to maintain your eyes peeled for a glimpse.
Glad Aloha Friday!