Gander Protecting the Nest is a photograph by Bob and Nadine Johnston which was uploaded on April 18th, 2012.
Gander Protecting the Nest
A Canada Male protects the nest, while his mate takes a quick break Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails Preserve. Thousand trails calls them Preserves... more
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Gander Protecting the Nest
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Bob and Nadine Johnston
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Photograph - Nikon - Digital Photography
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A Canada Male protects the nest, while his mate takes a quick break Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails Preserve. Thousand trails calls them Preserves because they do all possible to protect or preserve the environment and wildlife within them.
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body.
The black head and neck with white "chinstrap" distinguish the Canada Goose from all other goose species, with the exception of the Barnacle Goose, but the latter has a black breast, and also grey, rather than brownish, body plumage.[5] There are seven subspecies of this bird, of varying sizes and plumage details, but all are recognizable as Canada Geese. Some of the smaller races can be hard to distinguish from the newly-separated Cackling Goose.
This species ranges from 75 to 110 cm (30 to 43 in) in length and has a 127�185 cm (50�73 in) wingspan. The male usually weighs 3.2�6.5 kg (7.1�14 lb), and can be very aggressive in defending territory. The female looks virtually identical but is slightly lighter at 2.5�5.5 kg (5.5�12 lb), generally 10% smaller than its male counterpart, and has a different honk. An exceptionally large male of the race B. c. maxima, the "Giant Canada Goose" (which rarely exceed 8 kilograms (18 lb)), weighed 10.9 kilograms (24 lb) and had a wingspan of 2.24 metres (7.3 ft). This specimen is the largest wild goose ever recorded of any species. The life span in the wild of geese that survive to adulthood ranges 10�24 years.
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