Hawaiian Goose, nēnē, Kaua'i Refuge Complex, Hawai'i

A large goose stares back at the camera. Wind ruffles its feathers. The goose almost appears to be smiling for the camera.

Photo By/Credit

Laurel Smith/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

07/31/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

An adult nēnē (Hawaiian goose) stares back at the camera.

Facility

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Wetland

Species

Branta sandvicensis

Subject tags

Birds

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Water birds

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