The Emperor Goose (Chen canagica)The breeding ground of this species of goose is around the Bering Sea, primarily in Alaska but also in Siberia. It is sometimes seen southward along the Pacific Coast of Canada and the US. They are mitigatory and winter in mainly in the Aleutian Islands.
The coloring of the male and female are almost identical but juveniles have heads the same color as the body.
These two Emperor geese live at our local Pioneer Park Aviary. The aviary has a breeding pair that live there year round. They have a huge wooded area to live in with a stream running through the enclosure.
Please visit Tuesday Takes, and Watery Wednesday for more photos.
I just found out that The Road to Here is the Nature Site of the Week at Nature Center Magazine. You can visit the magazine and see the article by clicking HERE.
Thank you Emma.
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25 comments:
That's cool, thanks for the information. Didn't know that ducks has different breeds.
Congratulations on being the Nature Site of the Week - what a well-deserved honor, befitting a Queen such as yourself! : ) Lovely goose photos and I learned something new today. Have a grand day!
congrats to you on the recognition! well-deserved!!!
beautiful, i do so love to go to our Jungle Gardens where geese and swans and flamingos and ducks all swim together. much like your park where you found these beautiful geese.
What a great reflection in that last picture, Judy. Your pictures deserve all the credit they get, and I am always impressed with them. Plus I get a few ideas myself! :-)
Congrats on being picked.
Beautiful. Luv the reflections.
Lovely photos, the 2nd is amazing with the water and refections.It was fun to rove through a few more posts.
What gorgeous geese! Your photos are super, as always.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Beautiful goose! We don't have any of those up here, at least I have not seen one before.
Thanks for participating!
OH MY CATS!! Congratulations on the wonderful article and recogniztion by Nature Center Mag.
How amazing was it to have a moose living in your back yard? Oh my gosh!
Thank you for the beautiful pictures and facts about the Emperor Goose. I don't think I've seen one until today.
Hugs Madi and Mom
Your pictures are always so bright and colorful. These are the first I have ever seen of this particular type of goose.
How delightful and pretty!
Wow, this is so exciting, Judy!! The article was a good overview of your blog, and I think they picked some good posts to feature, especially the dragonflies. Congratulations, I bet you will get tons of new followers from this.
Wow...Judy, your emperor duck is gorgeous and beautiful with colors.
What a noble bird. Makes me want to go kick one of those boring canadian geese.
Good looking geese!
Beautiful photos of the goose :) Like the reflections in the water!
I've never seen this kind of goose before. These are beautiful shots!
Congratulations for the article! I always admire how active you are.
These are really beautiful pictures of these special birds.
What an amazing reflection on the second shot!
Gorgeous photos of these beautiful geese.
such a neat looking goose...I loved these shots of it!
Congratulations!
I love the ducks on the water.
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Your photos are beautiful! The geese have colorful reflections!
Will check out your featured article/blog.
In Hawaii they have the Nene goose. I've yet to see the Emperor. A much more regal sounding name.
beautiful coloring...and the texture of the feather is lovely.
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