Can you name this bird? I saw two birds like this hanging with Canadian geese for one day on Lake Placid. I did not see them after that.
It is mostly white with a black or dark grey bill. It has a stripe going from the bill to the back of it’s head that starts out dark grey then fades to a lighter grey. It has light grey on back feathers.
I have had a few suggestions: young snow geese, white morph Ross’s goose, and a hybrid. What do you think?
Remember the old game you played in Kindergarten, Duck, Duck, Goose? While paddling a kayak around sunset on Lake Flower this summer, this is what I thought of.
Lake Flower can be accessed from the boat launch in the village of Saranac Lake, New York. I made this trip during the summer.
The ducks hung out with the geese. I am guessing they felt protected from the eagles by doing so. Maybe in their minds an eagle would go after a goose instead.
All of these were taken with a zoom lens and heavily cropped. Enjoy what’s left of summer.
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