Mahalo to Dr. Rick Wishart from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada for sharing these great 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 stunning 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 crops by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Species pictured right here embody the Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai and the Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis or Nene, which is the official state fowl of Hawaii. You possibly can 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’ve visited Hawaii many instances and earlier than I met her, Katherine labored as a nurse for 7 years in Oahu on the Kapiolani Medical Middle for Girls and Youngsters within the 1990’s. In actual fact a spotlight of this journey included a reunion of the medical workers at Kapiolani from that period which we had been happy to attend together with many elderly buddies from around the globe.”
Ricks’ photograph of the nene signal is a superb reminder to take additional precautions whereas driving round areas the place nene dwell. They do typically meander close to roadways and parking areas. Really, Kuhio Highway, which is one in every of Kauai’s principal highways, borders the Hanalei Nationwide Wildlife Refuge.
Different locations the place you’re prone to be close to nene are at Haleakala Nationwide Park on Maui and Hawaii Volcanoes Nationwide Park on Hawaii (Massive) Island.
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 needs 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.
Joyful Aloha Friday!
