Over the past several years I have dreamed of photographing at least one Snow Goose. Last Sunday my dream came true and I met two Snow Geese at Bear River MBR, the adult and juvenile.
What brought this couple to Bear River MBR? Usually, Snow Geese don't like to travel without company of another couple of dozens geese. I think that fresh accessible water and food brought this couple in the refuge.
Snow Geese are drinking water.
Geese use their bills to lift the water in the mouth and then toss their head back to run water down their throat. That is what exactly Snow geese are doing on the photo above.
Snow Geese breed in Arctic Tundra but they migrate to Northern Utah during winter and stay there until it's time to go back to their breeding grounds.
Generally, life is good!
Кая, замечательные снимки. Вот о гусях из детства у меня другие воспоминания, менее приятные:))
ReplyDeleteGracias.
ReplyDeleteObviously, you seem to be in the presence of both a juvenile and an adult. The juvenile still has different coloured nude parts and dark marks on the plumage; when it is two years old it will be white like its mate.
ReplyDeleteCão, I thought that a grayish Snow Goose might be a juvenile but had doubts about it.
DeleteThank you.
Que belleza de fotografías, Kaya, con una excelente composición y nitidez en las aves. Buen trabajo, me gusta esa clave alta.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
Tus fotos dan paz a mi alma
ReplyDeleteson bellas y tranquilas
Very quiet geese and visually pleasing images.
ReplyDeletePreciosa fotografias de los gansos de nieve. Da frío solo de verlos andar sobre al agua helada.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo y cuídate.
Parece que congenian bastante bien. Son preciosos, esos gansos de la nieve.
ReplyDeleteBesos
Great nature pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreeting
Hola Kaya. Hermosos Gansos y maravillosas fotos. Enhorabuena. Besos.
ReplyDeleteВосхитительные снимки!
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