The Nene is the state bird of Hawaii. It is found only in the Hawaiian Islands and is on the endangered list. Most of my photos shown below were taken at the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Kaua'i . These birds are use to people and so photographing them is relatively easy. They are closely related to the Brant and Canadian Goose.
Below is a photo I took of "teenage" Nene at the Kilauea National Wildlife Refuge. I have not been fortunate enough to capture shots of tiny baby Nene but hope to do that one day.
So far this is the only painting I have done of the Nene, and I plan to do more in the future. They are rather inspiring birds to try to paint.
