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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.
Blue morph Snow Goose amid white morph geese.
When still immature, the blue morph colors are less pronounced while the face has not turned white yet.
Juvenile blue morph Snow Geese among white morph geese.
Juvenile blue morph Snow Geese.
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.
Snow Geese rising up to fly.
Perhaps they were wary of some Bald Eagle, for they soon settled back on another part of the refuge.
neihtn 
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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Thank you Lynn! I have been seeing more of those blue morphs these past few years.
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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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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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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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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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Most interesting, and beautifully depicted, Hien!
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Thank you Dries!
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I never heard of this, thank you. And unlike immature plumage they keep this?
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Yes, the blue morphs retain their colors when they reach maturity.
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Magnificent! And I had never seen a blue morph – thank you for sharing these great pictures, Hien.
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You are welcome, Tiny! Glad you enjoy these photos!
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So pretty! Love that last one of them rising up to fly
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They make quite a bit of noise when they all fly up together!
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