The Canada Goose might not be Canada’s favourite export. They’re noisy, messy birds, and can be aggressive to both people and other geese when they feel threatened. However, they are quite elegant when you catch them in a pose like this.
Very nice capture and treatment, Belinda. Their elegance in a pose like this allows me to overlook their darker side. I am thankful our home is not on any of the retention ponds around our neighborhood—their mess is defiantly not nice.
They are quite numerous in my part of the world and I consider them as a beautiful goose. I like the B&W version, it emphasizes the feather details very well.
I love seeing photographs of Canada Geese for they look so smart. In terms of their noise, messiness, aggression and so on I suspect they can be compared with our Egyptian Geese.
The Egyptians do look very different from yours, but seem to share certain characteristics. As far as I know there aren’t any flocks of Canada Geese here – but several photographs of them feature on the blogs I read from elsewhere.
May 23, 2020 at 8:42 pm
Makes me think of the story of Narcissus! 😉 Or maybe the evil queen, “Mirror, mirror…”
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May 24, 2020 at 8:56 am
I think your first idea is a good fit. 😊
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May 23, 2020 at 6:19 pm
I love Canada Geese as they are and how they mate and raise their babies.
This is a very special photo of a Canada Goose! Love it so much!
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May 23, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Thank you!
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May 23, 2020 at 3:54 pm
They aren’t over-populated where I live in Colorado so people seem to like them a little better here. I like the B&W!
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May 28, 2020 at 1:17 pm
Thanks, Denise. Sorry for the late reply, your comment got lost in the ether.
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May 23, 2020 at 7:44 am
Very nice capture and treatment, Belinda. Their elegance in a pose like this allows me to overlook their darker side. I am thankful our home is not on any of the retention ponds around our neighborhood—their mess is defiantly not nice.
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May 23, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Thank you, Ellen!
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May 22, 2020 at 5:41 pm
Ialways enjoy seeing these geese, and I have seen a few on the canal nearby. Nicely photographed!
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May 22, 2020 at 10:30 pm
Thank you, Pete!
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May 22, 2020 at 10:28 am
As a kid, I stepped in goose droppings too many times. The dog ran most of them off though…
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May 22, 2020 at 1:24 pm
It can be a mine field😏.
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May 22, 2020 at 1:49 pm
Very much so!
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May 22, 2020 at 7:16 am
They are quite numerous in my part of the world and I consider them as a beautiful goose. I like the B&W version, it emphasizes the feather details very well.
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May 22, 2020 at 12:44 pm
They lend themselves quite nicely to b/w. Thank you, Greta!
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May 22, 2020 at 3:36 am
I love seeing photographs of Canada Geese for they look so smart. In terms of their noise, messiness, aggression and so on I suspect they can be compared with our Egyptian Geese.
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May 22, 2020 at 10:21 am
Thanks, Anne. Have they been introduced to SA? I’ve only seen photos of Egyptian Geese. Very different from ours.
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May 22, 2020 at 10:24 am
The Egyptians do look very different from yours, but seem to share certain characteristics. As far as I know there aren’t any flocks of Canada Geese here – but several photographs of them feature on the blogs I read from elsewhere.
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May 22, 2020 at 1:30 am
She became shy…. Ha ha….
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May 22, 2020 at 1:20 am
Much more interesting than the usual “standing alert on the lawn” look.
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May 22, 2020 at 10:14 am
Yes indeed. 😊
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