Thursday, January 29, 2009

Bean Geese




Classic Tundra Bean Goose with short necks, triangular and very stout bill with text-book orange marking on bill.


Birds showing more orange on bill makes the impression/illusion that the bill is longer.




5 Bean Geese on March Farmers, 2 had what I would desribe as normal rossicus bill pattern and the other 3 more towards fabalis type. Build wise they are definately Rossicus (Tundra). General field guides do not show these bill variarions.