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Geese

25 images Created 6 Feb 2014

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  • This golden tones goose gives a gander from a bed of leaves
    Golden Goose.jpg
  • A Flock of snow geese congregate in a snowy field along Highway D
    Snowy Gooserz.jpg
  • A Snow Goose Flaps it's Wings and directs the flock to follow
    Snow Goose Invasion.jpg
  • Blue Morph Snow Goose Walking in the snow
    Snow Goose Walk.jpg
  • Snow Goose Snuggle and Love In A Cold Snow Storm
    Snow Goose Love.jpg
  • The Snow Goose has two color plumage morphs, white (snow) or gray/blue (blue), thus the common description as snows and blues. White-morph birds are white except for black wing tips, but blue-morph geese have bluish-grey plumage replacing the white except on the head, neck and tail tip. The immature blue phase is drab or slate-gray with little to no white on the head, neck, or belly.<br />
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Outside of the nesting season, they usually feed in flocks. In winter, snow geese feed on left-over grain in fields. They migrate in large flocks, often visiting traditional stopover habitats in spectacular numbers. Snow Geese often travel and feed alongside Greater White-fronted Geese; in contrast, the two tend to avoid travelling and feeding alongside Canada Geese, which are often heavier birds.<br />
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The breeding population of the Lesser Snow Goose exceeds 5 million birds, an increase of more than 300 percent since the mid-1970s. The population is increasing at a rate of more than 5 percent per year. Non-breeding geese (juveniles or adults that fail to nest successfully) are not included in this estimate, so the total number of geese is even higher. Lesser Snow Goose population indices are the highest they have been since population records have been kept, and evidence suggests that large breeding populations are spreading to previously untouched sections of the Hudson Bay coastline.
    Snow Goose Flight.jpg
  • A Flock Of Snow Geese Fly Through Wentzville Skies on a cold March Morning
    Crowded New Melle Skies.jpg
  • March 1st on a snowy afternoon the husband and I decided to head out and see what kind of photos we could capture while it was still snowing.  ..We came across 2 fields along Hwy D in New Melle, Missouri were hundreds of what I believe to be Snow Geese were making themselves at home.  I took this shot as I thought it was unique and interesting. They are beautiful.
    new_melle_snow_geese.jpg
  • Snow Geese Waddle Through The Snow in New Melle
    New Melle Snow Geese.jpg
  • Watching huge flocks of Snow Geese swirl down from the sky, amid a cacophony of honking, is a little like standing inside a snow globe. These loud, white-and-black geese can cover the ground in a snowy blanket as they eat their way across fallow cornfields or wetlands. Among them, you might see a dark form with a white head?a color variant called the ?Blue Goose.? Snow Geese have skyrocketed in numbers and are now among the most abundant waterfowl on the continent. <br />
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The Snow Goose, also known as the Blue Goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The genus of this bird is disputed. Snow Geese don't like to travel without the company of another couple dozen geese and can form flocks of several hundred thousand. Family groups forage together on wintering grounds, digging up roots and tubers from muddy fields and marshes. In flight, they are steady on the wing with even wingbeats.
    Snow Geese Over New Melle.jpg
  • Water drops splash in the water from the bill of a goose
    A Little Dribble.jpg
  • A Graceful Goose Casts Reflections In Vibrant Blue Waters While Dipping to Dabble.
    Blue Goose Reflecting.jpg
  • Four Goslings Swimming On The water With Momma Goose Nowhere In Sight
    Baby Geese On The Water.jpg
  • A goose takes a leisurely stroll across the street
    Goose On A Stroll.jpg
  • A gosling pecks in the grass seeking out a meal
    Good Morning Gosling.jpg
  • A goose munches on some grass with the setting sun in the background
    Glare On A Gander.jpg
  • A goose swims along in waters of blue and gold
    Goosy Gold and Blue.jpg
  • A goose stretches it's neck towards the sun in black and white
    Goose On The Loose.jpg
  • A Goose Swims in blue waters casting a geometric reflection
    Goose Symmetry.jpg
  • Three baby gosling swim along in a row on the water
    We Three Goslings.jpg
  • Lucy Goosey.jpg
  • Bright afternoon sun basks a baby gosling in the grass
    Sunny Gosling.jpg
  • A family of geese with mother goose in the background being led by the goslings swim through warm green waters
    A Goosey Family Affair.jpg
  • Three Geese Swim Along In Blue Waters
    We Three Geese.jpg
  • A goose swimming in purple and blue sunset lighting across lake superior.
    Sunset Goose.jpg