Added: Mar 4, 2010
From: CelebratingWildlife
Duration: 2:24
This video was recorded in Lihue, Kaua'i. The Nene (pronounced nay-nay)or Hawaiian Goose is the state bird of Hawai'i. It is also an endangered species. According to "The Birds of Kaua'i" by Jim Denny: "By the time Captain Cooked arrived on Kaua'i, this endemic goose did not exist here; however, fossil records gathered by Smithsonian researchers Storrrs Olson and Helen James have confirmed that the Nene once thrived in Kaua'i's lowlands. It is presumed to have been extirpated by humans before Europeans arrived. It was reintroduced a few decades ago and is doing well... It spends little time in the water, preferring instead open grassy areas, pastures, and golf courses, where it feeds on a variety of native and introduced plants. The White-faced Whistling Duck is not endemic to Hawai'i. Can you hear the three-note whistle? I can't identify the duck behind the Whistling Duck. It has different colored legs and could be a Koloa Maoli (Hawaiian duck). The bird that flew up into the tree is probably a dove, but I didn't get a good look when I was filming this video.
Channel: Animals
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jonzflicks Says:
Mar 4, 2010 - Another really beautiful study. That place looks wonderful and I do like the composition of the framing with the foreground leaves softly swaying.
CelebratingWildlife Says:
Mar 4, 2010 - Thanks, jonzflicks and dillicus for your comments. I was wondering about the other duck--- had not seen one before. And Kaua'i is a beautiful place. We take friends with us each time we go. They stay with us in our timeshare.
joeboomer69 Says:
Mar 4, 2010 - Nice video. Where in Lihue was this taken?
CelebratingWildlife Says:
Mar 5, 2010 - This video was taken at the pond at the Marriott Hotel. I've spotted plenty of wildlife there, even a Black-crowned Night Heron fishing for his dinner after dark. Guests and visitors are not allowed to feed the birds, so the birds have a healthy, natural diet.
. . . . . . . because these video appear directly from youtube.com which we cannot control it.)
dillicus Says:
Mar 4, 2010 - he bird behind the White faced whistling duck is a Juvenile Red breasted goose