Brant goose

A brant goose at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, north of KonaA brant goose and green turtle at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, north of Kona
Brant geese are rare visitors to Hawaii so it was nice to see this one puttering in the shallows at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, north of Kona. The rock it’s about to bump into is a Hawaiian green sea turtle. There were probably about a dozen of them there, either resting on the sand or bumping along the reef close to shore.