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Branta canadensis
The black head and neck with white "chinstrap" distinguish the Canada Goose from all other goose species, with the exception of the Barnacle Goose, but the latter has a black breast, and also grey, rather than brownish, body plumage. There are seven subspecies of this bird, of varying sizes and plumage details, but all are recognizable as Canada Geese. Some of the smaller races can be hard to distinguish from the newly-separated Cackling Goose.
brackish pond
early morning stretch
Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks Susan. I was really enchanted by the lighting and the pose, too.
love the pose
So lovely series :)
Added more photos to series
Grandioso muy bella buena toma
beautifully captured!