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A Nene in Spring
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Regular visitors to my gallery will know the Nene / Hawaiian Goose is extremely rare in Hawaii but abundant at WWT wildlife sanctuaries across the UK.

However there is a problem to their future existence ! All these birds have been pinioned .. what's that you may say ? well all the Gosling have had their flight bones deliberately broken at a very early age to prevent flight.

UK law forbids the introduction of foreign species into the wild preventing them from escaping to freedom, & possible survival. Oh well mustn't grumble enjoy some Happiness from Goldfrapp instead. (o:

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