Aleutian Cackling Geese
A close-up of a massive gaggle of Aleutian cackling geese in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge between Tacoma & Olympia, Washington. Until 2004 the cackling goose was considered same species as the Canada goose, but is the size of a duck, has a very short bill, and has a much higher-pitched honk. The Aleutian cackling goose subspecies breeds in northern Alaska and Canada in the tundra near water, and travels south to California in winter. Making a comeback from near extinction, it has now been removed from the endangered species list.
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- © 2013
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- 10000x6639 / 31.1MB
- Keywords
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Aleutian, Aleutian Cackling Goose, Branta canadensis, Branta hutchinsii, Branta hutchinsii leucopareia, Canada geese, Canada goose, Canadian geese, NWR, National Wildlife Refuge, Nisqually, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, animal, animals, ave, avian, beak, beautiful, beauty, birding, birdwatching, black, canada, canadian, entenvogel, feather, feathers, fowl, gander, geese, goose, migration, migratory, natural, nature, ornithology, vertebrate, waterfowl, white, wild, wildlife, wing, winter
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- Swans and Geese
