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The Canada Geese and Domestic Geese page contains 41 images of Canada Geese from Wildlife Refuges in California, Arizona and New Mexico, Greater White-Fronted Geese from the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, CA, and Graylag and Swan Geese from the LA Arboretum.
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Snow Geese (Section overview page and five pages): Flight; Portraits; Flyout & Fly-in; Flock Scenes; Scenics
Canada Geese and Domestic Geese (this page)
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Canada Geese Bosque HS0583
A group of Canada Geese in flight with the Chupadera Mountains in the background, taken in the late afternoon at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.
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Canada Geese Cibola 1623
A group of Canada Geese in flight over the Colorado River floodplain at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge on the Arizona/California border.
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Canada Geese Cibola 1628
Canada Geese over Cibola Wildlife Refuge.
Canada Geese have a black head and neck, a white chinstrap, a brown body, gray breast and white rump.
They typically weigh 10-14 lbs., with the males about 10% larger than females, although there are seven subspecies which range from about 5 lbs. to as much as 18 lbs. They are migratory geese which breed in Canada and the northern United States, wintering further south across the entire United States. There are also four subspecies of the similar, recently separated and smaller Cackling Goose.
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Canada Geese Sunset Flight 1132 M
Canada Geese fly into the setting sun over Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge in Southern California.
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Greater White-Fronted Geese 3687 M
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Greater White-Fronted Geese 3688 M
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Greater White-Fronted Geese in flight over the Baylands Nature Preserve in the wetlands near Palo Alto, California.
These are the Tule Goose variety, which are the largest and longest-billed of the White-Fronted Geese. They breed in southwestern Alaska and winter in California. They are commonly known as “Specklebelly” due to chest markings.
All of the landscape (horizontal) large version images linked from the thumbnails are 1500 pixels wide. Portrait (vertical) images are 1200 pixels tall (1290 pixels with title bar). Images designated with an ”M” in the shot number are 5:4 aspect ratio, 1500 x 1290 with a title bar, or 1500 x 1200 without a title bar.
Greater White-Fronted Geese 3689 16x9
Greater White-Fronted Geese, backlit in a bright sky over the Baylands Nature Preserve near Palo Alto, California.
The Greater White-Fronted Goose is about 2/3 the size and about half the weight of a Canada Goose at 4 to 7 lbs.
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Canada Goose Landing X1157
A Canada Goose skipping in for a typical water-ski landing on the pond at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge.
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Canada Goose Landing X1158
The goose skis on its large webbed feet, losing speed until it settles into the water.
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Canada Goose Landing X1157 1158 SXL
A 2000 x 890 version of the SXL Composite (5005 x 2125) showing a Canada Goose landing at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge in Southern California.
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Canada Geese Bosque 1973
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Canada Geese Bosque 5582
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Canada Geese wintering at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
Canada Goose Bosque 1949 M
A portrait of a Canada Goose wintering at Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.
The Canada Goose is native to North America, and is generally a migratory species, but they are highly adaptable to human-altered areas and has become the most common waterfowl species in North America. Non-migratory populations of Canada Geese have established residency in many urban areas, and in some urban and densely-populated places they are considered to be pests. Canada Geese have occasionally been involved in disastrous bird strikes on aircraft at takeoff.
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Canada Geese Bosque 5587
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Canada Geese Bosque 5588
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Portraits of a Canada Goose on an overcast winter morning at Bosque del Apache.
Canada Geese Bosque 5590
Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge is a popular winter stopover on the Central Flyway, attracting tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes, Snow Geese and Canada Geese as well as Raptors and other predators. It is one of the most exceptional winter wildlife locations in the USA.
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Canada Goose Bosque 5905 M
A portrait of a Canada Goose on a brisk but sunny December morning at Bosque del Apache.
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Canada Goose and Goslings 0906
A Canada Goose shelters her goslings under her wings at the Los Angeles Arboretum.
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Canada Goose and Goslings 0938
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Canada Geese and Goslings 0940
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Canada Geese and goslings on Baldwin Lake at the LA Arboretum.
Canada Geese and Goslings 0941
Canada Geese are monogamous, and most mate for life. Parents lead their goslings in a line, often with one parent in front and the other behind, but sometimes they flank their young or let them swim alone to the shore. Hatched goslings are immediately able to walk, swim and feed themselves.
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Canada Goose 1177
A Canada Goose at the LA Arboretum curiously observes the long black beak of the camera.
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Canada Goslings 0945
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Canada Gosling 0949
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Canada goslings swimming alone and climbing ashore at the LA Arboretum.
Canada Goslings 0946 16x9
Goslings fledge between 6 and 9 weeks, and stay with their parents until after spring migration.
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Canada Goslings 0953
A terminally cute group of Canada goslings traversing the shore of Baldwin Lake at the LA Arboretum.
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Canada Geese and Goslings X1168c
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Canada Geese and Goslings X1169c
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Canada Geese and goslings foraging along the shore of the pond at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge.
Canada Geese primarily eat grasses on land, along with beans and grain when available. When they feed in the water, they eat aquatic plants, small fish, crustaceans and insects.
Canada Goose Portrait X0996 M
A close portrait of a Canada Goose swimming in the pond at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge.
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Canada Goose X0998
A full portrait of the same Canada Goose shown in the close portrait above.
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Canada Goose X1147
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Canada Goose X1161
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Canada Geese prowling the pond at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge in Southern California.
Canada Goose X1150
Achieving an accurate exposure of a Canada Goose in full sunlight requires dancing a very fine line between underexposing the head and losing the eye, and overexposing the white parts and losing detail.
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Canada Goose X1166
As you can see, simply turning the head into the shade can easily lose detail in the eye.
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Canada Goose X1167
A Canada Goose patrols the green waters of the pond at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge in Southern California.
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Graylag Goose 4453
A Graylag Goose wandering on the vast lawn at the Los Angeles Arboretum. The Graylag is a large migratory goose, and is the type species of the genus Anser. The largest and bulkiest of the gray geese, the Graylag is the ancestor of all European and North American domesticated geese. The name derives from their color and migration habits.
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Graylag Goose 4454 M
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Graylag Goose 4483
Graylag geese weigh between six and eight pounds, and have been domesticated for meat for more than 1000 years.
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Graylag Goose 4494
Graylag geese are among the last of geese to migrate, thus the name (they lag behind other geese). The zoologist and ethologist Konrad Lorenz studied filial imprinting behavior using Graylag goslings.
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Swan Goose Portrait HS1317
The Swan Goose is a rare, large goose, primarily located in Eurasia. It has been domesticated, and both introduced and feral escapees from domesticated geese are occasionally found in North America. They are very long-necked geese, and the males are significantly larger than the females. Unlike other Anser geese which have red or orange bills, the Swan Goose has a black bill. Swan geese with domesticated ancestors have a large knob at the base of the bill, larger in males (wild geese lack this knob).
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Swan Goose Portrait HS1316c M
A large detail portrait crop of a Swan Goose at the LA Arboretum which shows the erect black knob at the base of the bill common to geese with domesticated ancestors.
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