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Hawaiian goose

Branta sandvicensis

Photo by SherriDamlo
Published on Project Noah
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These Hawaiian geese are the state bird of Hawaii, and they were almost hunted to extinction. I love how the second, slightly out-of-focus one looks like an echo of the first.

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CynthiaMHori
nene! great shot. Your photos are beautiful. Thanks for sharing

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PublishedMarch 12, 2011

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