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Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) juvenile blue morph. This abundant goose winters to the north, east and south of us on the Texas coast. Our views are usually overhead during migration and normally brought to our attention by their constant chatter. It’s quite rare that we have one land around...
Hello! This bird has been hanging around our place for a few days now, just it, no company. I’m guessing it’s a Snow Goose but I’m not sure (Interior British Columbia, Canada for reference). I’m wondering if it got separated from the rest of its flock? I’ve never seen these in the area before...
This is a scarce visitor to our area. They are locally abundant in winter in the Central Valley of California from breeding grounds in the High Arctic. This one was associating loosely with Canada Geese grazing on an urban golf course lawn. Note the gray smudging on its head and back indicating...
The Snow Goose was formerly divided into two separate species. "Snow Goose" applied to the white ones and "Blue Goose" applied to the dark ones. They overlap locally in their High Arctic breeding range so they are not subspecies. Eventually researchers used genetics to determine that these were...
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma which is formed by the damming of the Red River. An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers and Prairies vegetational areas. Taking...
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) The normal white morph. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma which is formed by the damming of the Red River. An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers and Prairies...
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) Juvenile. The dark morph known as the Blue Goose. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma which is formed by the damming of the Red River. An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross...
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) The dark morph known as the Blue Goose. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma which is formed by the damming of the Red River. An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers...
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) The dark morph known as the Blue Goose. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma which is formed by the damming of the Red River. An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers...
Rosss Goose (Anser rossii), left. Note short neck and short stubby bill. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) Blue Goose, center. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) White form juvenile", right. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake...
We get Snow Geese passing thru this area on migration in both the spring and the fall. sometimes we see numbers in the thousands but I haven't see those numbers this year.
It has been more like a trickle this year. I did find 6 Snow Geese yesterday on my way up to look for Short-eared Owls.