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Kolea (Pacific Golden Plover) at sundown

This picture was taken of the "Kolea," in Hawaiian, in February. Each year, Kolea (Pacific Golden Plover) fly over 3,000 miles from their nesting grounds in the arctic to winter in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: V-LUX 40
Copyright: © Salvatore Lanzilotti