#Hawaiian goose

[lextair]

my trip to maui i got to see the rarest goose on earth: the hawaiian goose (or nēnē). as of 2023 there are about 3,200 in the wild (up from 2,000). they’re names after the sound they make! really cool and special sighting.

#birdwatching #birding #goose #hawaiian goose #birds #bird photography #maui

[littlehornedoak]

Nene (Hawaii), done in 2021. Prints (bottom two images) are available here in my shop!

Other pieces in this series: Red Wolf - Orca - Bison.

#my art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #art #goose art #hawaiian goose #nene goose #bird art #bird illustration #animal art #ink drawing #black and white drawing #art prints #art shop #artists on etsy #small business #shop small

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Nēnē

^ image credit: Wikipedia

Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis)

The Nēnē, also known as the Nene or Hawaiian Goose, is the official bird of the state of Hawai'i. It can be found on the islands of Hawai'i, Molokai, Oahu, Maui, and Kaua'i. It is thought that it evolved from the Canadian Goose.

#bird #bird of the day #botd #bird facts #geese #goose #hawaiian goose #nene #Nēnē #tropical birds #hawai'i #wildlife #birb

[hiddenstashart]

#is it furry art if they have feathers #nene #Hawaiian goose

[onichophora]

Heard about the Nēnē, the Hawaiian Goose. Wikipedia dropping the most important fact here

(photo source: Hollingsworth John and Karen, USFWS)

#nene #hawaiian goose #branta sandvicensis #canada goose #bird #oh to be lucky enough to live in a world full of creatures to pat #bet they are very soft especially in the chin area

[dansnaturepictures]

Ten of my favourite photos taken in January 2023 and month summary 

1. Bewick’s Swan at WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire 

2. Nene aka Hawaiian Goose at WWT Slimbridge 

3. Curlew at Lymington, Hampshire

4. Kingfisher at Winnall Moors in Hampshire

5. Winter heliotrope at Lakeside Country Park in Hampshire 

6. Weston Shore, Hampshire 

7. Tar Lakes in Oxfordshire 

8. Milkham in the New Forest 

9. Sunset at home 

10. Frozen lake at Lakeside 

What a start to the year I have had for wildlife watching and photos. It was another fantastic start to my birdwatching year with the sheer volume of species we saw, allowing me to have my fastest ever start to my year list being the highest amount of bird species I have ever seen after one month of a year and ahead of what all my other year lists were on at given points on most days. It was a joyful process to lay the foundations of my year list once again seeing so much, with a thrilling mix of trips to wonderful places on our week off to start the year, working day walks and weekend trips making it a unique start to my birdwatching year allowing us to see many sensational species, many so well and a fair few multiple times from Purple Sandpiper to Green Woodpecker and many more in between. Scaup, my first ever Sabine’s Gull, a fair few Goldeneye and Kingfisher seen, Short-eared Owl, Glossy Ibis, Slavonian Grebe and unexpected Kittiwake are some of many other top species seen this month. 

It has been a brilliant start to my mammal year too especially deers and especially Roe Deers with many seen. I even managed to see an unidentified butterfly during it all with spiders continuing to shine throughout the month for me at home. It was a great month of flowers even if not too many were around with some seasonal delights which I so enjoyed seeing and some seen that will come to the fore in weeks to come as I enjoyed seeing plants and fungi too generally. I took in so many beautiful landscapes and sky scenes in different parts of the country in many brilliant bits of sunny weather, with frost and ice as well as dramatic bare tree scenes, the wet landscape with the amount of rain too and gorgeous seasonal light bringing that winter flavour to the month. I am happy to have taken so many photos this month including many I am pleased with. I hope you all have a good February.

#january #bewick's swan #nene #hawaiian goose #curlew #kingfisher #winter heliotrope #wwt slimbridge #lymington #normandy marsh #winnall moors #lakeside country park #weston shore #tar lakes #milkham #new forest #sunset #home #lakeside #england #world #oxfordshire #hampshire #gloucestershire #dorset #kittiwake #purple sandpiper #green woodpecker #goldeneye #short-eared own

[aidi-art]

#Hawaiian goose #digital painting #aidi123art #artists on tumblr #aidi #art #abstract art #hawaii

[lilybug-02]

My trip to Kaua'i, Hawai'i

Yellow Hibiscus: The state flower of Hawai'i. Called the “pua mao hau hele” or “Ma’o hau hele” in the Hawaiian Language (ʻŌlelo).

Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose): The rarest waterfowl in the world. Nearly brought to extinction in 1990 with 50 wild individuals. Captive-breeding programs and reintroduction efforts have given the native nēnē a chance with now over 3,862 birds statewide. I was lucky enough to see wild nēnē goslings. Very special.

Honu (Green Sea Turtle): An endangered species most commonly found near the Hawaiian Island Chain. Typically reaching sexual maturity around 20 years of age, Green sea turtles nest on the same beach where they hatched. This is a photo I took of a female rising up from the shore to lay her eggs.

Landscape photos I took on my trip in Kaua'i.

Kaua'i is one of many islands comprising the Hawaiian Volcanic Island Archipelago. I bought a Kaua'i Geologic History Book to learn more about the island and I am very excited to read it.

#i didn't say much about the human history and culture. but I loved learning about the native Hawaiian culture and way of life too #it is very important to me as an environmentalist that I understand and am aware of peoples connection to their culture and tradition #especially regarding the land. nature itself. and history. #Anyways. This trip truly reinvigorated my love and compassion for environ. Geoscience and I feel like a new person going into the new year #this is like 2/10ths of all the photos I actually took. So many beautiful sights #happy new year #bread #art #my photos #photography #photos #kauai #kauaihawaii #hawaii #hawaiʻi #nene goose #yellow hibiscus #honu #green sea turtle #mountains #wildlife #wildlife photography

[thatsrightice]

They’re inaccurate, trust me I know. But the medals the aviators in Top Gun wear are cool and have meanings and map out a person’s military career.

Many caught my eye, but one in particular had me thinking, the Humanitarian Service Medal. In my research I found a table of approved operations for the HSM award put together by the government. That means he would have had to participate in and assist in one of the operations on the list. On the list I searched for one that caught my eye from the late 70s to early 80s, prior to Top Gun where Iceman and the others are seen wearing them, and one stood out.

Hurricane Iwa Relief 1982 (Hawai’i, US)

Hurricane Iwa was one of if not the worst hurricane Hawai’i had experienced up to that point in terms of damage. It also happened to be the “first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 23 years” according to The New York Times.

It was the final storm of hurricane season, occurring just before Thanksgiving on November 25, 1982 with winds of up to 110 mph. There were widespread power outages across several of the islands and very few structures had flashlights or candles, let alone backup generators.

Ignoring the timeline of their careers in terms of specific years because it doesn't make sense to begin with, I'm picturing Iceman, Cougar, Goose, and Slider at the Academy or Flight School having just seen the news of the hurricane on the TV in a common space. Ice is in total shock because he and many others he grew up with all believed the islands couldn't be touched by hurricanes. There certainly hadn't been any hurricanes while he'd lived there and there hadn’t been any ever longer before then. Hawai'i was the one place that felt like home and Ice was watching his home be destroyed by Hurricane Iwa.

He decided right then and there that he had to do something, and because all of staff liked him he was able to get the day before Thanksgiving off. But his friends knew that Hawai’i was important to him, maybe not aware of just how important but they knew it was the only place he talked about fondly, the only place he’d share memories and stories from with a smile.

He never asked for them to come with him and miss their own Thanksgivings but they had hearts of gold. Nick volunteered first, his caring soul had seemingly infinite amount of kindness and compassion for helping others. Bill and Tom were close, like brothers, so of course Bill was going to go with. And Ron shared a bond with Tom, knowing how important it was to have a stable home.

And so they all flew out to the west coast and caught a ride to the island on a seaplane Tom’s friend typically used to fly around tourists but was now using to bring much needed supplies to those who need it. It now made sense why Tom had experience flying seaplanes. They met up with some of his old friends and helped out where they could, reuniting people who had been separated from their loved ones, delivering supplies, etc.

They couldn’t fix everything in those couple of days, the residents would be clearing debris for months following, but Tom would never forget all that they had done for him that week. And despite the devastating nature of the event, that Thanksgiving would go down as one of Tom’s favorites, surrounded by friends and friends he considered closer than family.

#idk which spelling of the islands is preferred/proper so please let me know if i spelled it wrong!!!! #I write too much sometimes #✨my hawaiian sun kissed boy✨ #iceman flying seaplanes #<- new fav headcanon #just a little thing I wrote #top gun 1986 #tom iceman kazansky #top gun #ron slider kerner #nick goose bradshaw #bill cougar cortell #top gun isn’t accurate #top gun timeline hurts my brain #SOURCE: NY Times articles #headcanon #writing

[doctorsiren]

Father and son

#doctorsiren #art #digital art #fanart #my art #top gun #tg #procreate #movie frame #frame redraw #digital painting #goose bradshaw #nick bradshaw #rooster bradshaw #bradley bradshaw #dude I cried so much when goose died #like bro you can’t give us a scene of him playing the piano and singing with his little baby boy #AND THEN KILL HIM OFF #his Hawaiian shirt was a pain to colour #but bro his wife’s skirt was even more painful #dude I hate colouring plaid things haha #I’m probably gonna do another frame redraw but of Goose playing the piano and singing with lil baby rooster <3 #I am slowly being consumed by brainrot help #screencap repaint #screencap redraw #top gun fanart

[littlehornedoak]

I have a shop update planned! Shiny new prints are going up this Saturday (March 02 2024).

#my art #artists on tumblr #art prints #art shop #animal art #small business #shop small #support small business #bison art #wolf art #bird art #nene goose #hawaiian goose #goose art #orca art #killer whale art #video

[bieurekabarnes]

unpopular opinion (?):

Jake “I’m from Texas” Seresin despises pineapple on pizza. he thinks it’s the worst thing in the world to put on pizza.

BUT

Bradley “Me and My Dad Wore Nothing But Hawaiian shirts” Bradshaw loves pineapple on pizza and will eat it in front of Jake just to piss him off.

(bonus: Bradley runs around trying to kiss Jake after and Jake won’t let him until he brushes his teeth because “that’s an abomination, Bradshaw, and I’m not kissing you until you clean it off.”)

#bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #hangster #(at the end) #i love jake but i know that man hates pineapple pizza #or maybe it’s the other way around #but i feel like Goose liked pineapple on pizza #and so it just rubbed off on Bradley cuz he wanted to be closer to his dad after he died #idk just random 6am thoughts #while i was eating cold Hawaiian pizza

[mollysails]

i saw the first top gun film the other day and I must say, in my humble opinion, the most unrealistic part about that film is the fact that they’re constantly trying to sell you that maverick pulls more bitches than goose

#like yes tom cruise is lovely but COME ON #HAVE YOU SEEN HIM #PLEASE GOOSE JUST ONE CHANCE #i haven’t seen the new one yet btw #but all I had seen about it before was everyone thirsting over rooster #and again miles teller is lovely as well #BUT LIKE LET ME TALK ABOUT HIS FATHER #listen I respect the fact that he’s a family man #he’s got a kid #he’s got a wife he loves very much #BUT IF HE DIDNT #you cannot try to convince me that he wouldn’t have more game than mav #sorry 🤚 #the moustache the laugh the sense of humour the sweetness the hawaiian shirts #HE’S THE PERFECT MAN COME ON #that was all I had to say thank you #this is a bit different from what I usually post but I needed to get this off my chest #mars rants #top gun 1986 #nick bradshaw #goose top gun #nick goose bradshaw

[moomoocowmaid]

My tough Alaskan grandpa is so silly and goofy

He'll harass me about having a booger picker (septum) and tell me how I have to put on real pants (jeans)

But the second after that, he's like, 'Did you have a good day ^o^? Do you need some coffee? ^~^!!'

Thank you; I would appreciate that, and I'll wear something other than sweatpants in the coming week as a gift

#alaska #grandpa #hawaiian in alaska #coffee addict #iced coffee #coffee #iced mocha #grandparents #silly little guy #silly goose #relatives #septum piercing #septum #girls with piercings #sweatpants #warm and comfy #comfycore #comfy and cute #autism #lol #funny #humor #haha #text post #original post

[lannisterdaddyissues]

reblog for your followers to anonymously tell you what characters you remind them of

We’re gonna go with TG characters:

I feel like you have just the right amount of chaotic energy to be Goose bc you’re a funny mad lad but you will also sit by and make Ice and Mav kiss like Ken dolls

hey anon is your name The Narrative because i feel an ominous premonition coming over me

#/j #GOOSE THOUGH!!! #i’d love to be goose <3 he’s the guy everyone likes! and it kinda fits bc i play piano and wear hawaiian print shirts #does this make me legally a dilf though. wrong answers only #ask #reply #anon ask

[desitenya]

my dash is full of nendou posting now and every one that i see deals 20 psychic damage

its part of the package deal me and nendou bffs for life

#im still like. aro as hell but i can appreciate a guy and how well he fits in hawaiian shirts. #aren this shun that. tch yall r forgetting my boy over here #goose honks