Canada Geese
a. k. a. Honker
Branta canadensis
A pair of Canada Geese posing for your pleasure
Photo courtesy of Julie Hendricks
Canada Goose Links:
Here's an article on Raising Canada Geese.
The Gazette has a page up on the Canada Goose.
Blue Hen Farm's Canada Geese
There are Giant Canadas (B. c. maxima) at CrazyOldGooseMan's Gamebirds and Waterfowl
Nest structures for Giant Canada Geese
"Hank" is on the right
"Hank" is a rehab bird, blind in one eye and with an unfixable broken
wing. The other bird is a wild Canada that flew in and joined him in the summer
of '96 and has stayed since. Oh well, it must have gotten bored and found a
female. It left in March of '98.
Photo courtesy of Virginia Martin
A family of Canada Geese
Photo courtesy of Nicole Reggia
At ease
Photo courtesy of Julie Hendricks
A pair of Giant Canada Geese of the subspecies B. c.
maxima
Photo courtesy of Brian Clauss
Wild Canadas with goslings
Photo courtesy of Scott Page
Anoither Canada with goslings
Photo courtesy of Jim Kavanagh
Canadas with older goslings
Photo courtesy of Scott Page
Decoys?
Photo courtesy of Adria Weatherbee
Maybe not!
Photo courtesy of Adria Weatherbee
Hybrids
Canada crosses with domestic Brown China goose: the first
picture shows the two cross offspring with the Canada parent; the second picture
shows one offspring at the front with two Chinas and a Canada in the background;
the third picture is of one of the offspring showing off This bird, almost certainly a cross between a Canada and
a domestic goose, was flying with a flock of Canadas A Canada Goose X Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
hybrid
A just hatched Canada gosling Canada goslings shortly after hatching Canada goslings A couple of Canada goslings
or
Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
Photos courtesy of Kathy Reeves
Photos courtesy of Karen Forester
Photo courtesy of Dirk Fussbahn
Photo courtesy of Jan Remington
Photos courtesy of Jan Remington
Photo courtesy of Jim Kavanagh
Photo courtesy of William Stifler
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