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Hawai'i's White Tern - Manu-o-Ku, an Urban Seabird (Paperback)
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Hawai'i's White Tern - Manu-o-Ku, an Urban Seabird (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 180
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White Terns are native throughout the world's tropics and
subtropics, where they breed almost exclusively on remote islands
that are free of predators like cats, dogs, rats, and mongooses.
Historically, this was also true in Hawai'i, but in 1961 a pair of
White Terns laid an egg and raised a chick near Hanauma Bay. Since
then their numbers in the city of Honolulu have steadily increased,
and in 2007 the White Tern, also known by its Hawaiian name,
Manu-o-Ku, was designated the official bird of the City and County
of Honolulu. Other native seabirds nest on O'ahu and its nearby
islands, but the graceful White Tern is the only species known to
lay its eggs in the city's nonnative trees, on window ledges, and
on other man-made structures, making Honolulu unique among world
cities. People who live in apartment buildings and work in office
towers can watch parents brooding eggs and feeding chicks. An
energetic fishing bird, the Manu-o-Ku can fly far from land in its
search for fish and squid. Sailors on traditional voyaging canoes
keep a close eye on them: as the sun starts to go down, the birds
head home, effectively providing the bearing of nearby islands.
Today, White Terns are a common sight in Honolulu, from downtown
parks to Nu'uanu and Manoa valleys to bustling Waikiki, and the
photogenic birds are gaining in popularity as their range
increases. In bringing together data about White Terns from here
and abroad, marine biologist Susan Scott has crafted a reliable,
informative resource filled with remarkable photographs for anyone
curious about Manu-o-Ku, Honolulu's official bird.
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