Last May, we had a mystery white goose in among our regularly scheduled Canada geese in a local park. Some of my commenters said "snow goose". We also got a snow goose ID from the owner of a Wild Birds Unlimited store about an hour and a half from here.
Fast forward to this past Monday, the last full day of winter.
In a different local park...
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| Best of the pictures we got |
...looks like that same goose, again with a flock of Canada geese.
Most of the pictures weren't usable - iPhones aren't the best things to use for this type of photography.
Tuesday we went back to the park after work and the goose was still there with the flock. Not a bird of a feather but they allow the white goose to stay with them.
Is it the same one? I wonder.
I wonder how long he or she will stay.
Yesterday the geese weren't there and today the weather probably won't be favorable for a walk. So, as of now, this remains a mystery.
...here this morning, the white goose would blend into the snow!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see how birds accept someone a bit different
ReplyDeleteThat's probably as close as you want to get to the geese, anyway. There's a wetlands near us, and I often see photographers with telephoto lenses out there. The bird watching there is pretty great.
ReplyDeleteI know very little of geese, but I wish you mysteries of this kind only, not some bad mysteries.
ReplyDeleteI wonder they are fighting or mating
ReplyDeleteThat is a mystery. Looks to me like she's been accepted into the flock!
ReplyDeleteThat's not a bad picture of geese. Mine seem to have some sentinels who keep watch while the others feed on the grass at the park. They keep a close eye and I never get very close.
ReplyDeleteCould be a Snow Goose. There’s not quite enough detail for me to be sure, but it’s more likely a barnyard goose that has escaped from the farm and joined a wild flock. Happens all the time.
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