Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rotarran on February 28, 2013, 11:14:11 PM
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Spent about 30 minutes at Frenchman's Bay today and didn't see much until a good number of geese descended upon the Bay...must have been a few hundred. A fellow birder helped me spot the Goose and I snapped a few pics. There was also smaller, completely dark goose with the Snow Goose the whole time. Could it be a hybrid of some kind or a juvenile? I uploaded the best picture I had...the problem was that soon after I spotted it this guy went into the sleeping position and tucked his head into his back so it was impossible to get a better head shot. Hopefully it's enough for ID purposes.
First here are a couple of the Blue Morph Snow Goose (his dark friend to the right)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/IMG_0169_zps47e8638b.jpg)
His dark friend below him already tucked away for sleep.
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/IMG_0175_zps68b6d3db.jpg)
Best pic of this goose...could it be a Canada Goose / Snow Goose hybrid?
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/IMG_0168_zps88bd61b1.jpg)
And a cool pic of a Greater Scaup...HA!
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y469/Rotarren/IMG_0158_zpsdb8dc9b0.jpg)
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Nice catch Rotarren! I keep seeing and hearing good things about Frenchman's Bay.
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The other is a juvenile snow goose