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Arctic
Geese with Canada Geese near Toronto
Cackling, Greater White-fronted, Snow and Canada Geese |
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Richardson's Cackling Geese Branta canadensis
hutchinsii from north of Hudson Bay and Baffin Island in the
Canadian Arctic. Here, they are in front with a Canada Goose
at back showing size comparison. I counted 16 Cackling Geese among
thousands of Canada Geese in recently-harvested cornfields at
Lakeridge Road and Halls Road just north of Taunton in Durham
Region. 3 October 2018. |
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VIDEO: Cackling Geese on Halls Road North |
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Cackling Geese are much smaller than Canada Geese. They have a
stubbier bill, shorter fatter neck, smaller body and smaller,
rounder head. Halls Road North in Durham Region on 3 October 2018. |
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Generally they can be picked out from among Canada Geese by their
frostier, paler plumage. Feathers on the upperparts are paler and
widely edged in white when compared to Canada Goose in back. Halls
Road North in Durham Region on 3 October 2018. |
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Richardson's Cackling Geese
from every angle. When you see them well, there is no question about
what they are. |
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One
Greater White-fronted Goose from the Central Canadian Arctic was
hard to spot among the Canadas. Halls Road North in Durham Region on
3 October 2018 |
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Greater White-fronted Goose on Halls Road North in
Durham Region on 3 October 2018 |
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Three of the eight white morph Snow Geese. The
nearest breeding populations of lesser Snow Geese are on the Hudson
Bay coast of Ontario and on Akimiski Island. Halls Road in
Durham Region on 3 October 2018 |
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