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Richardson's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinii hutchinii) head profile. Length: 27 in. Wing span: 47 in. Weight: 5 lb.
Viewed: 779 times.
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| Richardson's Cackling Goose at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Squarish head, small bill, very pale breast and wide white fringes on the wing coverts and scapulars. Very rare in Washington.
Viewed: 1183 times.
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| Richardson's Cackling Goose (right) with a Taverner's Cackling Goose (B. h. taverneri). Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Nov. 8, 2006.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose (B. h. tavereni) head profile. Length: 27 in. Wing span: 48 in. Weight: 5 lb. (Estimates.)
Viewed: 662 times.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose. Very similar to Lesser Canada Goose. Small size, smaller bill and steeper forehead than Lesser Canada Goose; has some variation in breast color but is usually slightly darker than Lesser Canada Goose. West of Yakima, WA. Dec. 6, 2004.
Viewed: 1081 times.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose. This goose looks very pale due to the bright sun shining on it. Photographed at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. December 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1563 times.
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Taverner's Cackling Goose (B. h. taverneri). Smaller bill; steeper forehead gives it a squarer-looking head than Lesser Canada Goose. West Yakima, WA. December 4, 2004.
Viewed: 1738 times.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose (B. h. taverneri). Usually lighter than Aleutian Cackling goose, with rounder head. Photographed at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. Sept. 17. 2005.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose in a field west of Yakima, WA. Key field marks are the small bill and steeply sloped forehead. This one is a little paler than most Taverner's. Nov. 20, 2005. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1264 times.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose (left) with a Lesser Canada Goose at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1079 times.
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| Minima (Cackling) Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) head profile. Length: 25 in. Wing span: 43 in. Weight: 3.5 lb.
Viewed: 661 times.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima). Smallest Cackling Goose, dark breast, short neck, usually with purplish cast on breast. Bill small and stubby. Barely larger than a Mallard. West of Yakima, WA. December 4, 2004.
Viewed: 1476 times.
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Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima). Appears round-headed with dark, almost purplish, breast. Light plays funny games - this is the same bird is in the previous photo. West of Yakima, WA. December 4, 2004.
Viewed: 1517 times.
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| Three wild minima Cackling Geese (B. h. minima) with two wild Western Canada Geese (B. c. moffitti). Flew into private aviary pond north of Selah, WA, while photographer was there. December 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1700 times.
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| One of the three minima Cackling Geese in the previous photo, showing the field marks much better. Dec. 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1154 times.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) in an alfalfa field north of Washington Ave. west of Yakima, WA. Note very small goose with a tiny bill, rounded head and very dark breast. Jan. 1, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1216 times.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinii minima) with a Great Basin Canada Goose behind for a nice size comparison. Jan. 1, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1170 times.
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| Aleutian Cackling Goose (B. H. leucopareia) head profile. Length: 27 in. Wing span: 48 in. Weight: 5 lb.
Viewed: 639 times.
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Aleutian Cackling Goose (B. h. leucopareia). Small, dark breast, wide white neck band. Larger than Minima Cackling Goose. White cheek patches broken by black throat stripe. Photographed at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. December 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1556 times.
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| Aleutian Cackling Goose (B. h. leucopareia). Usually appears square-headed with steep forehead. Photographed at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. December 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1471 times.
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| Another Aleutian Cackling Goose (B. h. leucopareia) at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. Photographed Sept. 17, 2005.
Viewed: 1237 times.
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| Giant Canada Goose (Branta canadensis maxima). Largest of all, quite pale breast, extensive white on cheeks extends high on side of head. Frequently has white on forehead. First documented sighted of B. c. maxima in Washington. Photographed west of Yakima, WA. December 6, 2004.
Viewed: 1608 times.
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| Moffitt's Canada Goose (B. c. moffitti) head profile. Length: 45 in. Wing span: 60 in. Weight: 9-10 lb. (Estimates.)
Viewed: 642 times.
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| Moffitt's Canada Goose (B. c. moffitti). The most common subspecies found in Eastern Washington. Largest subspecies normally found in NW; large size, pale breast. West Yakima, WA. December 4, 2004.
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Moffit's Canada Goose - large size, large bill, pale breast. Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 3, 2006.
Viewed: 644 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes) head profile. Length: 36 in. Wing span: 53 in. Weight: 6 lb.
Viewed: 679 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes). Medium-sized (about 2/3 the size of moffitti). Some variation in breast color, though usually fairly pale. Very similar to Taverner's Cackling Goose, though bill is larger and forehead is not as steep. West Yakima, WA. December 4, 2004.
Viewed: 1594 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes) at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Slightly larger bill than Taverner's Cackling Goose, with a more rounded head. February 2002.
Viewed: 1340 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose (B. c. occidentalis) head profile. Length: 38 in. Wing span: 55 in. Weight: 7.7 lb.
Viewed: 629 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose (B. c. occidentalis). Smaller than moffitti, larger than parvipes; darkest-breasted of all Canada subspecies; has a fairly rounded head. White cheek patches on some Duskies broken by black throat stripe. Photographed at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. December 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1465 times.
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Dusky Canada Goose (B. c. occidentalis); dark throat stripe can be seen. Photographed at a private aviary north of Selah, WA. Sept. 17, 2005.
Viewed: 908 times.
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| Three Dusky Canada Geese (B. c. occidentalis). Medium-sized with very dark breasts. Nov. 24, 2006.
Viewed: 1065 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose (Branta candensis occidentalis) on the Ocean Shores, WA, Golf Course. Darkest of the Canada Goose sub-species, medium-sized. Nov. 24, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Viewed: 1254 times.
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| Dusky Canada Geese in a field west of South Bend, WA. January 19, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 605 times.
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| Tavener's Cackling Goose at the Terrace Heights Cemetery in Yakima, WA. The field marks that distinguish it from other Cackling Geese and Lesser Canada Goose are the small bill and pale breast. Nov. 24, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 210 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose at the Terrace Heights Cemetery in Yakima, WA. Has a larger bill than the Taverner's Cackling Goose in the photo to the left. Nov. 24, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 222 times.
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