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Snow Goose "Blue Goose form, juvenile"
Stanley Jones

Snow Goose "Blue Goose form, juvenile" (Anser caerulescens)

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) Juvenile. The dark morph known as the Blue Goose. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA. The refuge is on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma which is formed by the damming of the Red River. An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers and Prairies vegetational areas. Standing in winter wheat field planted specifically for the wintering geese at ca. 189 m (619 ft) elevation.
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An intermixing of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers and Prairies vegetational areas. Standing in winter wheat field planted specifically for the wintering geese at ca. 189 m (619 ft) elevation.
Location
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2017
Scientific name
Anser caerulescens
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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He's really quite beautiful, isn't he Stanley. A rather handsome guy.

We don't have any 'blue' ones in The Opus as yet, so I'll try and sort out some pictures to add... think this will be one of them.

Many thanks my friend.
 
Jonno52
Supporter
A very interesting bird. I've seen this "blue form" illustrated in field guides but rarely in photographs - and never in such detail as here. A very fine shot as usual Stanley.
 

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