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Hawaiian Black-necked Stilts

November 25, 2019 by Mike McAuliffe

Hawaiian Black-necked Stilts are birds I seek out whenever I’m lucky enough to visit Hawaii.

A Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt at the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Kauai, HI.
Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

These elegant birds are a subspecies of the Black-necked Stilt found on the mainland. However they have more black coloring on their forehead and cheeks than mainland Stilts. They are also very different than the birds I normally photograph in the Pacific Northwest and I have really enjoyed photographing them on Mauai, Kauai and Hawaii’s Big Island.

A Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt at the Kawai’ele Waterbird Sanctuary on the island of Kauai, HI.
Hawaiian Black Necked Stilt at Kawai’ele Waterbird Sanctuary

These photos are from a trip to Kauai this past August. I found Hawaiian Black-necked Stilts at two locations on this trip–the Kawai’ele Waterbird Sanctuary on the South side of the island and the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on the North side.

A Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt at the Kawai’ele Waterbird Sanctuary on the island of Kauai, HI.
Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt at Kawai’ele Waterbird Sanctuary

I’m still trying to get a good flight shot of a Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt. So that’s something for me to shoot for if I’m lucky enough to go back to Hawaii!

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