Friday, October 26, 2012

What A Gaggle

By Cory Ritter

We have had a bit of weather over the past few days here in Duluth, and we even had a weather day on Tuesday the 23rd due to fog and drizzle all day. So, after holding out at the overlook for a little while in the morning to check for any potential clearing, Karl alerted me of a group of geese at the Bayfront Park in Duluth.

This wasn't any regular group of geese, however. From what I heard, this group was found by Don Kienholz. It was apparently reported to him as a family group that consisted of a mother, father, one young, and one albino. Take a look for yourself.

juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
juvenile Greater White-fronted Geese, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose with Cackling Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose with Cackling Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose with Cackling Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
Cackling Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
Cackling Goose, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
Likely Ross's x Snow Goose, juvenile, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
Likely Ross's x Snow Goose, juvenile, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
Likely Ross's x Snow Goose, juvenile, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
Likely Ross's x Snow Goose, juvenile, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012
The entire group, Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN, 10/23/2012

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