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canadian goose
Posted by jamesy (christchurch, New Zealand) on 7 May 2009 in Animal & Insect.
these fwllows are making a major takeover of the chch waterways. every now and then someone suggests a cull of them but it gets quickly cried down
I really enjoy taking photos and would appreciate your feedback so that I can learn as I go. I particularly enjoy photographing birds animals and landscapes
Alun from Cheshire, United Kingdom
great shot, a place i go (martine mere) we have thousands turn up once a year, it is a fine sight.
7 May 2009 5:30am
chrissy from uk, United Kingdom
great capture, looks as though he is about to take off
7 May 2009 6:57am
@chrissy: he had just jumped out of the water
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
You can't cull these! It's called nature!! Mind you, a friend of mine's child got nipped in the finger by one of these and drew blood...her mother sucked her finger to clean it and they both ended up in casualty for the rest of the day waiting for a tetanus injection! Maybe she would have a different opinion!
It's a lovely action shot of these beautiful creatures, however!
7 May 2009 10:53am
@MrsAmber: I guess the reason is they are an introduced species and are not doing the native species any good. thanks for the comments though its a good debate
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
They are wonderful waterfowl...but...they have become a nuisance here. They have fouled several small parks killing off life in the ponds by polluting them with their waste. It was better last year. I'm not sure what they did to improve things other than dredge the sludge from the basins.
Lovely action shot.
7 May 2009 11:08am
@Laurie: thanks this is causing some good discussion
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
They are a grand bird. However, they are very messy.
7 May 2009 11:28am
Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
The goose is showing to us how mighty wings it has. Nicely captured.
7 May 2009 12:54pm
Charles from New York, United States
Long way from Canada. Nice shot. If our experience is anything to learn from once they settle down you will have plenty of more opportunities to take wonderful pictures of them!
7 May 2009 1:50pm
@Charles: believe me they aare already settled
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
i love canadian geese!! and what a handsome lad he is!!! beautiful!!
7 May 2009 2:07pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Come home sweethearts...it's warmer, beautiful photograph of the wing ;)
7 May 2009 4:02pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Majestic pose - always nice to get bird shots when they are displaying themselves.
7 May 2009 4:11pm
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Nice shot.....Not only are they a nuisance, but I'm pretty sure they were what caused that Jet to land in the Hudson River in New York City recently!!
7 May 2009 4:12pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Nice shot. Culling unfortunately is sometimes the only way to bring balance back to an ecosystem.
7 May 2009 7:36pm
@Graham Russon: I agree but it had raised some interesting discussion
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
Nice shot! Better not stick my foot in my mouth by expressing an opinion about culling.
7 May 2009 9:19pm
observing from North West, United Kingdom
He does seem to be showing us who is the boss around there !
7 May 2009 11:44pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
. . and there was me out feeding a local pair with a family of eleven this very morning !
8 May 2009 1:05am
@Ronnie 2¢: You keep feeding them I didn't say they weren't cute
One from Açores, Portugal
A very beautiful composition, excellent motion capture !
8 May 2009 4:32am
starCosmosBleu from bedford.Qc, Canada
Nice sho,,,t they do like to spread theirs wings...nice tones
12 May 2009 3:44am
Canon EOS 1000D
1/200 second
F/7.1
ISO 200
75 mm