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Richardson's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinii hutchinii) head profile. Length: 27 in. Wing span: 47 in. Weight: 5 lb.
Viewed: 508 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: 725 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.
Viewed: 711 times.
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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: 408 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: 615 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: 1153 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: 1332 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: 817 times.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose (left) with a Lesser Canada Goose at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 623 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: 420 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: 1075 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: 1107 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: 1279 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: 713 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: 793 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: 741 times.
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| Aleutian Cackling Goose (B. H. leucopareia) head profile. Length: 27 in. Wing span: 48 in. Weight: 5 lb.
Viewed: 401 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: 1118 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: 1045 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: 817 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.
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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: 395 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.
Viewed: 1090 times.
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Moffit's Canada Goose - large size, large bill, pale breast. Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 3, 2006.
Viewed: 415 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose (B. c. parvipes) head profile. Length: 36 in. Wing span: 53 in. Weight: 6 lb.
Viewed: 410 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: 1190 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: 1084 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: 392 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: 1057 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: 647 times.
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| Three Dusky Canada Geese (B. c. occidentalis). Medium-sized with very dark breasts. Nov. 24, 2006.
Viewed: 688 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: 815 times.
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| Dusky Canada Geese in a field west of South Bend, WA. January 19, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 162 times.
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