Thursday 11 March 2021

An adventurous Canada Goose


Canada geese are pretty widespread in the UK. Many large stretches of water have a flock, and many people consider them a pest. They are an introduced species that has flourished and some say they have usurped the habitat of native species. Introduced species often have to adapt to the particular cicumstances of their new home and, prior to taking this photograph, I would not have counted the Canada goose as one of those. But perhaps the ability to land on a roof ridge and stand there at length surveying the surroundings is an evolutionary adaptation in the making. It's certainly something I've never seen before.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon P900