Cape Barren Youngster

I adore watching young Cape Barren Geese.

Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
1/1600, f/8.0, ISO 800


Young geese are very subtly marked compared with the adult birds. Their gentle brown eyes will become bright red. Their greyish ceres will become bright green-yellow. Their light grey caps will become bright white… I think I need to share a portrait of an adult bird to show the differences. I’ll be right back.

Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
1/1600, f/7.1, ISO 640

I see Cape Barren Geese whenever I’m lucky enough to visit Phillip Island, Victoria. They were close to extinction a few decades ago so it’s a real buzz to see them grazing happily. I’ve shared images of newly hatched goslings in the past, and also a post of a pair of drunk geese that were quite hilarious to watch. These posts can be found using the search box. I’d usually add a link but there’s been a recent update behind the scenes and it’s not as intuitive to use as previous updates. Oh I think I’ve worked it out: Egg Tooth! and the hilarious Drunk as a Goose

Hopefully I’ll be able to make this week’s post look reasonable. My apologies to subscribers who missed out on emails for the past couple of weeks, hopefully that has been fixed with the update (thank you Joy!)

Happy birding

Kim

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