Canada Geese have a black head and neck with white 'chinstrap'. There are seven subspecies of this bird, of varying sizes and plumage details, but all are recognizable as Canada Geese. The similar Cackling Goose was split from this species; they are smaller and have different proportions than Canada Geese.
Like most geese, the Canada Goose is migratory with the wintering range being most of the United States.
Canada Geese have reached western Europe naturally, as has been proved by ringing recoveries. They are also found naturally on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia, eastern China, and throughout Japan.
Every fall, big V-shaped skeins of honking Canada Geese pass overhead. Every fall, hummingbirds vanish from the feeders just as quietly as they arrived. Put those two things side by side and you get one of the most repeated pieces of nature folklore in North America:... Read more »
There’s a new fan at Wrigley Field—and she’s got feathers. A Canada Goose recently found her way into the bleachers at Chicago’s iconic ballpark, home of the Cubs. Instead of honking for hot dogs, she picked a prime seat and settled right... Read more »
A brood patch is a bare area of skin that some birds develop during nesting. The bare skin is an adaptation to help with egg incuabation. The patch of featherless skin allows the parent bird to provide extra warmth from his or her own body to the eggs in... Read more »
Ah, the timeless joy of "Duck Duck Goose" – a game that many of us remember fondly from our early childhood days. This simple yet exhilarating game, where children sit in a circle and one "it" player walks around tapping heads and declaring "duck" until finally selecting a... Read more »
