A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) preens itself in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
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