Thursday, April 7, 2011

Ross's Goose 2011

A diminuitive Ross's Goose posed with the fountain at Willow Creek Church in South Barrington. Field marks for Ross's are slightly smaller size than Snow Goose and a more stout triangular bill.  Ross's Geese are uncommon migrants through northern Illinois on their way to breeding grounds in the Hudson Bay and Arctic regions of the Far North.  What an adorable face!

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