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Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Description:

The Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) is a goose which breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose)

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5 Comments

bee.jacbs
bee.jacbs 11 years ago

Awesome photos. Great spotting!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Wonderful!

Nayeli
Nayeli 11 years ago

What a beautiful bird!

KarenP
KarenP 11 years ago

Great series! Thanks for posting

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 11 years ago

That's one very nice photo! I like the repetition of the two geese and the background. Very nice...

HemantKumar
Spotted by
HemantKumar

India

Spotted on Dec 23, 2012
Submitted on Dec 23, 2012

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