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Did You Ever See a Goose in a Tree?


Did You Ever See a Goose in a Tree?
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Copyright: Bob Airhart (bobair) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 398 W: 118 N: 1440] (5188)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 30d, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-06-06 22:12
Viewed: 626
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken just this past Saturday while I was out for a bike ride.As I was rounding a corner on the road I was traveling when I heard a large amount of honking and as I looked up to see what it was ,I saw this goose in a tree.I knew of geese perching in trees but until this day I had never actually seen them doing so and it struck me as rather surreal looking.Today I have added two workshop views as well for context.Image was chopped and resized using Paint.Net. Bob
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Hi Bob,
I can't say I have ever seen a Goose in tree. Nice image of the Goose against the lovely blue sky, great POV. Good one.
Cheers,
Debbie

That is a bit unusual Bob! A goose who thinks it's a wood duck.

Hi Bob,
Oh my god, that is a bit unusual photo! Seem it is unreal. :)
Regards,shaoqi

Hi Bobo,
Interesting object: goose on tree.
Well captured.
Nice clear blue sky for BG.

BL

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-06-07 7:50]

Hello Bob

That is a new one on me.Thanks for capturing this for us.I,like most Canadians have probably seen millions of geese in my lifetime,but never one in a tree.Well taken,with good focus and details.The WS shots are neat too.Very good POV.TFS

Rob BL

hello Bob

je n'ai jamais vu une bernache perché
c'est la première fois que j'en vois un
(j'avais vu et pris en photo
un canard colvert perché)

jolie composition bien focusé
et j'aime la couleur du ciel

j'aurais préféré voir les détails de ses yeux
je pense que (je pourrais me tromper)
avec 1/2000 secondes c'est ce qui a fait
que les détails de ses yeux ne sont pas sortis

comme ma caméra n'a pas de stabilisateur d'image
parfois je monte jusqu'à 1/2000 secondes
mais avec une caméra et téléobjectif comme la tienne
avec stabilisateur d'image, je ne serais pas monté
jusqu'à 1/2000 seconds, encore une fois ce n'est que mon avis

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-06-08 11:13]
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Hi Bob,

A fantastic and unusual shot! The way the goose is just standing there fitting right into the space is amazing. Wonderful colors. I love the composition with the interesting tree branches.

Jane

Well, I have to admit I have never seen a goose in a tree...and we have thousands of Canadian geese nearby. It is quite a dramatic shot with few elements and colors but very interesting shapes and subject. Nice work...good eye or ear should I say?

TFS
Evelynn : )

Howdy Bob,
I keep looking at this one, and keep wondering what exactly I want to say. I have yet to find the way to express my reaction.
And am continuing to play with this shot in WSs... It is an enigma.

Tfs, Jay

PS I wonder how often it needs to be mentioned that this is a CANADA goose... Not a Canadian goose... dare one even mention the Cackling Goose???

The Cackling Goose was originally considered to be the same species or a subspecies of the Canada Goose, but in July 2004 the American Ornithologists' Union's Committee on Classification and Nomenclature split the two into two species, making Cackling Goose into a full species with the scientific name Branta hutchinsii. The British Ornithologists Union followed suit in June 2005.

The AOU has divided the many associated subspecies between both animals. To the present species were assigned:

* Atlantic Canada Goose, Branta canadensis canadensis
* Interior Canada Goose, Branta canadensis interior
* Giant Canada Goose, Branta canadensis maxima
* Moffitt's Canada Goose, Branta canadensis moffitti
* Vancouver Canada Goose, Branta canadensis fulva
* Dusky Canada Goose, Branta canadensis occidentalis
part of "Lesser complex", Branta canadensis parvipes
The distinctions between the two geese have led to a great deal of confusion and debate among ornithologists. This has been aggravated by the overlap between the small types of Canada Goose and larger types of Cackling Goose. The old "Lesser Canada Goose" was believed to be a partly hybrid population, with the birds named taverneri considered a mixture of minima, occidentalis and parvipes. In addition, it has been determined that the Barnacle Goose is a derivative of the Cackling Goose lineage, whereas the Hawaiian Goose is an insular representative of the Canada Goose.

More at CANADA_GOOSE on WIKI...

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