Canada Goose Love

by Judi Dressler

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Canada Goose Love

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Judi Dressler

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography

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Canada Goose couple looking beautiful in the morning sun, next to a stream. These two will stay together for life, and in the spring will start a new family.

During much of the year, Canada Geese associate in large flocks, and many of these birds may be related to one another. They mate for life with very low “divorce rates,” and pairs remain together throughout the year. Geese mate “assortatively,” larger birds choosing larger mates and smaller ones choosing smaller mates; in a given pair, the male is usually larger than the female. Young often remain with their parents for their entire first year, especially in the larger subspecies. As summer wanes birds become more social; they may gather in large numbers at food sources; where food is limited and patchy, may compete with displays and fights.

Photo taken on January 29, 2019, in Littleton, Colorado

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Descriptive keywords and tags for this image include canada geese, geese, couple, pair, winter, snow, waterfowl, mated pair, birds, branta canadensis, anatidae, anser, colorado, wild, wildlife, nature, dressler, and judi dressler.

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January 18th, 2021

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