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Mar 21, 2007 18:10 | #1

Out here in California, I've had a great opportunity to get some pictures of the smallest of our white geese. These Ross's Geese are beautiful white birds, and on rare occasion a "blue phase" Ross can be found. I've been fortunate to snap a few pics of them along with birds wearing different colored neck collars.

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This one is sporting a leg band in addition to his yellow neck collar.

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The white collars are almost impossible to spot in the air (for obvious reasons).

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Here I was really fortunate to catch 2 collard birds flying together.

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This is a very unusual "blue phase" Ross's goose.

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You can see the neck and the leg band on this one.

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Mar 21, 2007 18:29 | #2

Hey Mike, great series. I've never seen the beauties before. Great stuff.

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Mar 21, 2007 18:32 | #3

Fantastic shots! Perfect exposure. Lovely birds. I have yet to see one, and you have a flock there.

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Mar 21, 2007 19:33 | #4

Very nice series Mike. They're all nice but I'm partial to the shots with the un-banded birds.

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Mar 21, 2007 19:38 as a reply to @ Stephen Stephen's post | #5

great series Mike

You can count the feathers.

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Mar 21, 2007 20:18 | #6

All beautiful. Thanks for the series. Are they from Sacramento NWR by any chance?

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Mar 21, 2007 20:24 | #7

The blue-phase Ross' goose is a real rarity. Great shots LD.

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Mar 21, 2007 20:27 | #8

Excellent shots. Arent those tags a bit tight on them???

Add a bit more saturation to these shots to make them really pop.

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Mar 24, 2007 03:23 | #9

pescare wrote in post #2909723

All beautiful. Thanks for the series. Are they from Sacramento NWR by any chance?

No, they are not from Sac Refuge. They are from the central valley.

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Mar 24, 2007 03:26 | #10

tomcio wrote in post #2909773

Excellent shots. Arent those tags a bit tight on them???

Add a bit more saturation to these shots to make them really pop.

tomcio........The collars just look tight, but actually they area quite loose on the birds necks. Thanks for the tip.

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Mar 24, 2007 06:38 | #11

Beautiful shots. I recently had the opportunity to see Snow Geese, and your inflight shots look identical to the snow geese, although I know that the Ross goose is smaller.

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Mar 24, 2007 06:59 | #12

Very nice set. I love the inflights.

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