ML189506191
Cackling/Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii/canadensis
Contributor
Brian Daniels Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Huntington Central Park--West
Orange, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Better study of 13 dark-breasted Cacklers seen yesterday morning. Their breasts are dark brown but paler shade of brown than the presumed minima that was also present again this morning. None appear to have gular stripe. Wing tips extend past tip of tail. There is some variability in size among the group but on average they appear 2 to 3 times larger than the minima and roughly half the size of the pale breasted moffitti. The bill appears stubbier and the head subtly rounder than the moffitti. The group took off with others but I can’t say if they called or not, but I didn’t hear any calls other than CAGO calls. My gut says Cackling, but I’m not completely sure. Photos.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot G3 X
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 220 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/40 sec
- Dimensions
- 4537 pixels x 3404 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.41 MB