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Branta canadensis
Very Large flock of Canada geese. Took a few pictures of the geese and when I look at the pictures I notice one goose (far right of the 1st picture) that seems a fair amount smaller that the other geese. I'm not quite sure how small a Cackling Goose is, I've hear about the size of a mallard. Could that goose be a cackling goose, or perhaps just a young Canada?
Lake
Spotted on Nov 11, 2016
Submitted on Nov 15, 2016
3 Comments
I agree the bill on the smaller one is still average for a Canada. And as she said there subspecies to Canadas.
Thank you AshleyT. That what I was thinking. I thought it was a little large compared the pictures I've seen, but I have never seen one since they are relatively uncommon in my area.
They all look like Canada to me. There is quite a bit of size variation among Canadas, but a Cackling has a super short neck and their bill is really tiny.