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Media notes
parvipes Lesser Canada identified by the blue arrow.
Observation details
Photo shows 4 - Documented notes from following eBird checklist - http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41658618 "Bruce Deuel and Steve Mlodinow responded and identified this set as "Lesser" Canada Goose B. c. parvipes, and probably of the darker population than breeds around Anchorage, Alaska [with the caveat that "parvipes" is probably not a monophylectic taxa]. The remaining 2 experts appear to concur. The "race" parvipes is now considered part of eBird's "canadensis" Group. These are wild migrant geese, unlike our introduced "moffitti-like" residents One further wrinkle -- Mlodinow felt that one of the six (shown front right in 1st phto and to the left in the 2d photo above) was a bit ambiguous and 'might' be taverneri, but the six were all the same size and appeared to move as a flock. In retrospect, they appear to be the same 6 seen at Laguna Grande recently. Thus, for now, I treat all six as "parvipes" Lesser Canada Geese."
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 70D
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 3167 pixels x 1900 pixels
- Original file size
- 212.52 KB