Anser caerulescens – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Snow Goose In Salt Lake County

By Mia McPherson|2023-12-15T04:36:37-06:00December 15th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, autumn, fall, geese, golf course, goose, grass, Snow Geese, Snow Goose, urban, waterfowl|

Towards the end of November, I found a Snow Goose in Salt Lake County at my local pond. Unfortunately, on that afternoon, I didn't have my camera with me.

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Immature Snow Goose Close Up Photos

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-05T02:51:24-06:00March 1st, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: Anser caerulescens, close up, early morning light, geese, goose, immature, marsh, side lit, Snow Goose, wetlands, winter, young|

I drove up to Bear River MBR yesterday morning and was thrilled to be able to photograph an immature Snow Goose resting on the frost covered ground.

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December Snow Goose

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-11T06:10:48-05:00December 28th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, geese, goose, pond, Snow Geese, Snow Goose, urban, waterfowl, white morph, winter|

Usually by this time in December I've seen at least one Snow Goose to photograph but so far this year I haven't found one yet.

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My First of Winter Snow Goose Sighting

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-11T05:54:06-05:00December 26th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: Anser caerulescens, first winter, flight, flying by, geese, goose, immature, lone, pond, Snow Goose, urban, waterfowl, winter|

I really did get a Christmas Goose yesterday when I spotted my first of winter Snow Goose that was resting on a boulder near the banks of the Jordan River yesterday.

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An Immature Snow Goose in Salt Lake County

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-11T06:32:56-05:00January 11th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: afternoon light, Anser caerulescens, calling, drink, flight, geese, goose, immature, juvenile, low light, preening, Snow Geese, urban, waterfowl, winter, young|

I can't be certain this is the same goose that I saw on December 26th but I found an immature Snow Goose feeding with some Canada Geese in the grass across the pond.

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Wondering If “My” Canada x Snow Goose Hybrid Will Be Back This Winter

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-13T05:17:34-06:00November 15th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Hybrid Geese, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, Canada x Snow Goose, flight, geese, goose, hybrid, hybrid geese, hybridization, pond, preening, Snow Goose, urban, waterfowl, white head, white-headed, winter|

I've been wondering if "my" Canada x Snow Goose hybrid will be back this winter, if it will show up at the same pond and if I will be able to photograph it again.

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Dabbling Duck Shuffle – Plus White Geese Become Gray Geese

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-28T06:05:30-05:00July 8th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Cinnamon Teals, Gadwalls, Northern Shovelers, Snow Geese|Tags: American Ornithological Society, American Ornithological Union, Anser caerulescens, AOS, AOU, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, lumps, Mareca strepera, Northern Shoveler, scientific name, shuffle, Snow Goose, Spatula clypeata, Spatula cyanoptera, splits|

A few more changes in the Fifty-Eighth Supplement to the AOS Check-list have to do with dabbling ducks and "white geese".

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Canada x Snow Goose Hybrid – Its Parentage Had Bewildered Me

By Mia McPherson|2024-02-13T07:05:41-06:00December 18th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Hybrid Geese, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, Canada x Snow Goose, Canada x Snow Goose hybrid, flight, goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, hybrid, hybridization, low light, parentage, resting, Snow Goose, take off, urban, white head, white-headed, winter|

This Canada Goose hybrid could be a Canada x Snow Goose or a Canada x Greater White-fronted Goose hybrid, those two species make the most sense to me, but I can't be certain of its parentage.

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Adult Snow Goose on Willow Pond

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-11T05:40:32-05:00December 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, geese, goose, lone, migration, pond, Snow Goose, urban, water, waterfowl, Willow Pond, winter|

There were several hundred Canada Geese on the pond and because I have seen reports of Cackling and Snow Geese in the area I scanned the pond with my lens and spotted a lone Snow Goose.

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Snow Geese on the shore of the Great Salt Lake

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-11T05:35:54-05:00March 4th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Great Salt Lake, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, geese, goose, Great Salt Lake, hypersaline lake, immature, juvenile, lake, lake shore, lakeshore, shoreline, Snow Geese, waterfowl, winter|

I'm hoping to go on a "Goose Chase" this morning, the sky is supposed to be clear so there should be good light and I would be delighted to see some snow, Snow Geese that is!

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Snow Geese

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-11T05:22:24-05:00November 16th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: adult, Anser caerulescens, autumn, fall, geese, goose, Great Salt Lake, hypersaline lake, immature, juvenile, lake shore, lakeshore, nature, shore, shoreline, Snow Geese, Snow Goose|

I was tickled to get these images and the others I created of these two Snow Geese yesterday, especially since they were close.

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