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  1. Wildlife Maui, Hawaii. Birds, insects, mammals

Kealia Pond's Wildlife

http://www.fws.gov/refuge/kealia_pond/
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh along the south-central coast of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The refuge is located between the towns of Kīhei and Māʻalaea, on both sides of North Kihei Road, Route 31. The wetland is also a 691-acre (2.80 km2) bird sanctuary, home to 30 species of waterfowl, shorebirds, and migratory ducks, including the ʻaukuʻu (Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) and the endangered āeʻo (Hawaiian Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) and ʻalae kea (Hawaiian Coot, Fulica alai).[4][5][6] Kealia Pond was selected as a wildlife refuge in 1953, protecting an initial 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land.[5] The refuge joined the National Wildlife Refuge System in 1992.[4]

Photos and video's of both native and non-native birds and insects that I've found here.
Forest and Kim Starr have been a great help in id'ing some of the birds and most of the insects that I have found here.
http://www.starrenvironmental.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/forest-and-kim/
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  • The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o

    The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o

    The Ae'o is an endangered Hawaiian subspecies of the black-necked stilt (H. mexicanus) species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Stilt

  • Black-crowned Night Heron. Hawaiian name: Aukuu

    Black-crowned Night Heron. Hawaiian name: Aukuu

    Native : Resident. References: http://www.starrenvironmental.com/

  • Black-crowned Night Heron. Hawaiian name: Aukuu

    Black-crowned Night Heron. Hawaiian name: Aukuu

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  • Ae’o flying over a pond

    Ae’o flying over a pond

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  • The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o

    The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o

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  • The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o

    The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o

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  • A very young A'eo chick

    A very young A'eo chick

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  • Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o chick.

    Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o chick.

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  • The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o chick.

    The Hawaiian stilt or Ae’o chick.

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  • Hawaiian Coot with red frontal shield, endemic. Hawaiian name Alae Ke'o ke'o

    Hawaiian Coot with red frontal shield, endemic. Hawaiian name Alae Ke'o ke'o

    The Hawaiian Coot was federally listed in October 1970 as an endangered species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Coot

  • Hawaiian Coot with white frontal shield

    Hawaiian Coot with white frontal shield

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  • Coots nest building

    Coots nest building

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  • Juvanile coots?

    Juvanile coots?

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  • Hawaiian Coot parent with newly hatched chick.

    Hawaiian Coot parent with newly hatched chick.

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  • Hawaiian Coot chick.

    Hawaiian Coot chick.

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