Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Ernie & Christine Hunter
Freelance Photographers
PhotoJournalism & Stock Photography

Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)

BRDS00253 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis. Goslings going for a strole. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00254 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "Taking the goslings for a swim" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00255 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Goslings feeding on young grass ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00256 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Goslings feeding on young grass ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00257 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Keeping guard while gosligs are feeding on young grass ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00258 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "Taking the goslings for a swim" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00259 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "Taking the goslings for a swim" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00260 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Learning early to keep an eye out ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00261 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Learning early to keep an eye out ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00262 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis feeding on young grass. Note the blue quills on the wing - their first flight feathers are developing ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00263 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis feeding on young grass to build energy, feathers are developing ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00264 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Keeping an eye out for trouble ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00265 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Goslings warn others to stay away ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00266 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) A Gosling warns an intruder to leave ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00267 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) The warning to leave was not heeded ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00268 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) The warning to leave was not heeded and another warning is given ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00269 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) The warning to leave - adult hisses and snaps her bill ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00270 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) A proud parent keeps an eye ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00271 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Note the blue quills with new feathers emerging. This leaves the adult flightless until they are completely developed. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00272 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) A proud parent keeps an eye ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00273 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis feeding on the bottom. Fast water from the Hydro plant leaves them some open water to feed in. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00274 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Tipping-up and feeding on the bottom. Fast water from the Hydro plant leaves them some open water to feed in all winter. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00275 Goose Track in the Snow (heel is at top of pic, toe at bottom) It's a Goose Print. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00276 Goose Track in the Snow (heel is at top of pic, toe at bottom) It's a Goose Print. ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00277 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00278 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00279 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00280 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00281 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00282 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Baby sitters - one pair of adults will guard several broods allowing the other adults some free time. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00283 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking an evening swim ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00284 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00285 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00286 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening but still watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00287 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00288 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00289 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis " I told you you're not going out tonight" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00290 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "Well it was a quiet evening" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00291 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "Now that that's all over" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00292 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "That's right just swim away" ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00293 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis "Peace at last" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00295 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Heading for open water ©Christine Hunter	BRDS00296 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00297 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter
BRDS00298 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Taking the goslings out for a swim. The goslings are getting their first "flight feathers" and the adults are in the "Molt", getting new flight feathers. ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00299 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00300 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening but still watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00301 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening but still watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie
BRDS00302 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening but still watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie	BRDS00303 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening but still watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie	BRDS00304 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening but still watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie	BRDS00305 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Watchful for preditors such as foxes, gulls, Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls and "Humans" ©Ernie
BRDS00306 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying a "Shore Lunch" ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00307 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening swim ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00308 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening swim ©Ernie Hunter	BRDS00309 Canada Geese - Branta canadensis Enjoying the peaceful evening swim ©Ernie Hunter

Ernie & Christine Hunter - Photographers
2477 Isle of Man Rd
Kingston, ON Canada K7L 4V3
Phone: 613) 549-2038 Fax:
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