Boy, am I behind on posting my pics. I took this pic of several of the 9 adult plumaged and 2 juvenal plumaged Greater White-fronted Geese in early November. We regularly have 5-10 or so of these guys every winter and they hang out in the same places--makes me think that some of them are the same birds returning from year to year and likely bringing their offspring. The following is from Cornell Lab's All About Birds website:"As is true of many geese, Greater White-fronted Goose pairs stay together for years and migrate together, along with their offspring. White-front family bonds can last longer than in most geese, and some young stay with their parents through the next breeding season. Parent and sibling associations may continue throughout their lives."
GW Fronted Geese, Canon City regulars
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Boy, am I behind on posting my pics. I took this pic of several of the 9 adult plumaged and 2 juvenal plumaged Greater White-fronted Geese in early November. We regularly have 5-10 or so of these guys every winter and they hang out in the same places--makes me think that some of them are the same birds returning from year to year and likely bringing their offspring. The following is from Cornell Lab's All About Birds website:"As is true of many geese, Greater White-fronted Goose pairs stay together for years and migrate together, along with their offspring. White-front family bonds can last longer than in most geese, and some young stay with their parents through the next breeding season. Parent and sibling associations may continue throughout their lives."
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