Hey hey, #nēnē, whatcha doin’ up on top of Haleakalā NP staff cars? Guarding a mate? Looking for challengers? Feeling the wind in your feathers? 🪶 🌬️
Visitors to the park: be aware that our endemic geese are out & about in parking lots & on roads. Drive slow & be as alert as this goose seems to be! 👀

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I reposted the Nēnē in flight just because I like flying birds

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NPS's Sarah at our partner #Haleakalā NP on Maui noted this #nēnē being extra watchful around the Haleakalā HQ Visitor Center, probably looking for his mate, she thinks. Hawaiian geese pair bond for life and are usually in fairly close proximity to each other. We assume there was a happy reunion!