Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Wings on Wednesday...Barnacle Goose

Seen on Suomenlinna Island near Helsinki on August 25, 2011. Barnacle Geese began nesting in Finland in the 1970s and their Summer population now numbers over 10,000. They're quite small, about the same size as a Cackling Goose.



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5 comments:

  1. RobbieSeptember 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Great post...neat geese!

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  2. Warren BussSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Thanks so much Robbie! :-)

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  3. cindyzlogicSeptember 29, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    Wonderful shots and info, Warren!

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  4. TuckertownSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    What unusual looking geese Warren. Very cool.

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  5. Julie G.September 30, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    How wonderful that you were able to go birding on another continent. Terrific photographs of these beautiful geese!

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