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blue morph, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, photography, postaday, snow goose, white morph
Snow Geese are mostly white (white morph), but some only have a white face, with the rest of their bodies dark brown and dark blue. They are not too rare, as I usually can see at least one or more in any flock of Snow Geese.
When still immature, the blue morph colors are less pronounced while the face has not turned white yet.
There were several thousands Snow Geese at the refuge while I was taking the above photos. Suddenly they shouted to one another and rose up in the sky.
Perhaps they were wary of some Bald Eagle, for they soon settled back on another part of the refuge.
bluebrightly said:
It’s interesting to see that Blue morph – I’m always reading about them but I haven’t seen one. Maybe if I had the patience to slowly scan a flock….
Love the last photo, too, it’s beautiful!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Lynn! I have been seeing more of those blue morphs these past few years.
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quietsolopursuits said:
The color morphs must be a regional thing, as the blue morph is almost as common here in Michigan as the all white ones are. Your images of them are excellent, and I’d love to see and hear such a large flock of them take flight at once as in your last photo.
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neihtn2012 said:
The blue morphs seem to be more and more common these past five years. Maybe something in their diet?
In that last photo, I should have used the 16-35 mm lens to capture the whole flock.
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Emma Cownie said:
Yes, I like the photo of the flock of geese. I particularly look seeing birds flying in big flocks like this.
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neihtn2012 said:
Sometimes I encounter even bigger flocks, with tens of thousands of Snow Geese. Maybe I’ll try to photograph them again this year, in February.
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de Wets Wild said:
Most interesting, and beautifully depicted, Hien!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Dries!
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ekurie said:
I never heard of this, thank you. And unlike immature plumage they keep this?
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neihtn2012 said:
Yes, the blue morphs retain their colors when they reach maturity.
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Tiny said:
Magnificent! And I had never seen a blue morph – thank you for sharing these great pictures, Hien.
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neihtn2012 said:
You are welcome, Tiny! Glad you enjoy these photos!
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M.B. Henry said:
So pretty! Love that last one of them rising up to fly
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neihtn2012 said:
They make quite a bit of noise when they all fly up together!
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