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Airedale1
18th of June 2005 (Sat), 17:30
Here's two pics of a Male Canadian Goose. I took these shots yesterday at Turtle Town Pond, here in Concord, right before a thunderstorm. As always, comments and criticism welcome.
stoneylonesome
18th of June 2005 (Sat), 17:36
Only one comment. GREAT SHOTS. :) :) :) Just how close where you on that last shot? last time I tried to get close to one he came after me hissing and making a heck of a racket. :confused:
Airedale1
18th of June 2005 (Sat), 17:42
Only one comment. GREAT SHOTS. :) :) :) Just how close where you on that last shot? last time I tried to get close to one he came after me hissing and making a heck of a racket. :confused:

Thanks, I think I was the lesser of two evils. With the impending thunderstorm (a bad one) the family (mom , dad and 2 goslings) just stayed huddled on the boat ramp and I was less than 15 feet away. They never really seemed to be bothered at all by my prescence.
GTogs
18th of June 2005 (Sat), 21:36
Great shots! Number two is incredible!
Airedale1
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 03:55
Thanks, here's another shot of the mom with the two goslings.
stoneylonesome
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 06:44
Sweet! the goslings are so cute.
arpi
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 08:10
nice shots

last time I tried to get close to one he came after me hissing and making a heck of a racket. :confused:

he he. I had the same thing last night when I was taking pics of geese. one of the goslinks was hissing and getting was so close that I thought he was going to try to get inside the hood of the lens ;) the geese were not afraid and they were all around me.
Curtis N
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 09:14
Nice shots!
Forgive my nit-pickyness - It's actually a Canada Goose. Unless it has a passport to prove Canadian citizenship.
Airedale1
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 16:12
Nice shots!
Forgive my nit-pickyness - It's actually a Canada Goose. Unless it has a passport to prove Canadian citizenship.

Thanks and no need to apologize. I am glad you took the time to correct me. There is so much to learn here on this site and thanks to you I just learned one more thing.
CyberDyneSystems
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 16:15
If it's in New Hampshire,. they could very well be American Canada Geese... :lol:

Airedale.. very good shots :)
A question,. how are you discerning male from female? Based on behavior,.. or is there a physical way to tell? (well, ..... other than gettting really intimate ;) )
Airedale1
19th of June 2005 (Sun), 16:44
A question,. how are you discerning male from female? Based on behavior,.. or is there a physical way to tell?

Good question. I am only guessing based on the fact that there were two Canada:D Geese and two goslings. I base it on the view shown in the picture below.

The one on the left closest to the goslings and smaller than the other is I am guessing, the proud mom. The one standing sentry, the proud dad. Again, just a guess.