Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
updated 11/14: goose, geese, swan, brant
!["African Pygmy Goose (© Nick Viani) Open wetlands of central Africa, San Diego Zoo",]()
!["Blitzen River (© Nick Viani) ½ mile upstream from Page Springs. Big bow in the river, Canada Geese on the bluffs honkin' away.",]()
!["Cackling Geese & Goslings (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Cackling Geese (© Nick Viani 8/10) Ike Kinswa State Park, Mossyrock, WA",]()
!["Cackling Geese Goslings (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Cackling Geese Goslings (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Cackling Goose (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey Note: Cackling Geese have a stubbier bill, steeper forehead, and some have a ring on the lower neck.",]()
!["Cackling Goose (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Canada Geese & Goslings",]()
!["Canada Geese & goslings (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B",]()
!["Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wild Cat CG",]()
!["Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Lyn Newbry Transect B, Bear Creek Greenway Bird Survey",]()
!["Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Page Springs Campground, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Sawyer Park, Bend, OR",]()
!["Canada Geese - Wood River Wetlands",]()
!["Canada Geese: Eagle Ridge County Park",]()
!["Canada Geese: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Canada Geese defend their goslings with threatening gestures (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands, Klamath County",]()
!["Canada Geese on our rooftop! (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds, Ashland",]()
!["Canada Geese w/ Goslings (© Nick Viani 5/14) Bear Creek Greenway",]()
!["Canada Goose",]()
!["Canada Goose",]()
!["Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, OR",]()
!["Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",]()
!["Canada Goose (© Nick Viani 1/23/22) North Mountain Park",]()
!["Canada Goose (© Nick Viani 4/23) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Canada Goose (© Nick Viani 5/3) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR.",]()
!["Canada Goose family (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",]()
!["Canada Goose nesting (© Nick Viani) Greenhouse Rd., Burns, OR",]()
!["Canadian Goose",]()
!["Coyote & Tundra Swans",]()
!["Domestic Geese (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",]()
!["Domestic Goose (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",]()
!["Domestic Goose (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",]()
!["Domestic Goose (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",]()
!["Egyptian Geese (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Egyptian Goose (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Egyptian Goose (female on nest)",]()
!["Egyptian Goose (male)",]()
!["Greater White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Greater White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani 10/7/21) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon Bird Survey",]()
!["Greater White-fronted Goose (© Nick Viani 10/2) Hyatt Lake Reservoir, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Greater White-fronted Goose [colloquial: Specklebelly] (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Leucistic Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Rd., Howard Prairie Lake",]()
!["Mixed flock of Snow Geese & Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",]()
!["Mute Swan & Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",]()
!["Northern Harrier/Greater White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Ross's Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Snow Geese",]()
!["Snow Geese",]()
!["Snow Geese",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",]()
!["Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",]()
!["Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Snow Geese, Tule Lake, OR",]()
!["Snow Goose (© Nick Viani) BCCS: Mingus Pond, Transact B. Note: Single bird flew into the pond in formation with a dozen Canada Geese.",]()
!["Snow Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Snow Goose, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Swans (© Nick Viani 3/18) Wood River Wetlands (vicinity), Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Trumpeter Swan (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Trumpeter Swans (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",]()
!["Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Tundra Swans on Tundra (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska",]()
!["White-faced Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["White-faced Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["White-fronted Geese",]()
!["White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, Colusa, CA",]()
!["White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, Colusa, CA",]()
!["White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Miller Island, Klamath County",]()
!["White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",]()
!["White-fronted Goose",]()
!["White-fronted Goose (© Nick Viani 4/15) Cosumnes River Preserve & Wildlife Area, California",]()
![Canada Geese Goslings]()
![Canada Goose]()
![Canada Goose]()
![Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Bend, OR]()
![Mute Swan (© Nick Viani)]()
![Snow Goose: Bosque Del Apache, NM]()
"African Pygmy Goose (© Nick Viani) Open wetlands of central Africa, San Diego Zoo",
"Blitzen River (© Nick Viani) ½ mile upstream from Page Springs. Big bow in the river, Canada Geese on the bluffs honkin' away.",
"Cackling Geese & Goslings (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",
"Cackling Geese (© Nick Viani 8/10) Ike Kinswa State Park, Mossyrock, WA",
"Cackling Geese Goslings (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK",
"Cackling Geese Goslings (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK",
"Cackling Goose (© Nick Viani) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon-sponsored wildlife survey Note: Cackling Geese have a stubbier bill, steeper forehead, and some have a ring on the lower neck.",
"Cackling Goose (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",
"Canada Geese & Goslings",
"Canada Geese & goslings (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B",
"Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wild Cat CG",
"Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Lyn Newbry Transect B, Bear Creek Greenway Bird Survey",
"Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Page Springs Campground, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Sawyer Park, Bend, OR",
"Canada Geese - Wood River Wetlands",
"Canada Geese: Eagle Ridge County Park",
"Canada Geese: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Canada Geese defend their goslings with threatening gestures (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands, Klamath County",
"Canada Geese on our rooftop! (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds, Ashland",
"Canada Geese w/ Goslings (© Nick Viani 5/14) Bear Creek Greenway",
"Canada Goose",
"Canada Goose",
"Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, OR",
"Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",
"Canada Goose (© Nick Viani 1/23/22) North Mountain Park",
"Canada Goose (© Nick Viani 4/23) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",
"Canada Goose (© Nick Viani 5/3) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR.",
"Canada Goose family (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Canada Goose nesting (© Nick Viani) Greenhouse Rd., Burns, OR",
"Canadian Goose",
"Coyote & Tundra Swans",
"Domestic Geese (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",
"Domestic Goose (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",
"Domestic Goose (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",
"Domestic Goose (© Nick Viani) Woodacre, Marin County, CA",
"Egyptian Geese (© Nick Viani)",
"Egyptian Goose (© Nick Viani)",
"Egyptian Goose (female on nest)",
"Egyptian Goose (male)",
"Greater White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Greater White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani 10/7/21) Oak Knoll Golf Course, Audubon Bird Survey",
"Greater White-fronted Goose (© Nick Viani 10/2) Hyatt Lake Reservoir, Ashland, OR",
!["Greater White-fronted Goose [colloquial: Specklebelly] (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54137794948_3e249a9811_c.jpg)
"Greater White-fronted Goose [colloquial: Specklebelly] (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Leucistic Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Rd., Howard Prairie Lake",
"Mixed flock of Snow Geese & Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Mute Swan & Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",
"Northern Harrier/Greater White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Ross's Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Snow Geese",
"Snow Geese",
"Snow Geese",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",
"Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",
"Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Snow Geese, Tule Lake, OR",
"Snow Goose (© Nick Viani) BCCS: Mingus Pond, Transact B. Note: Single bird flew into the pond in formation with a dozen Canada Geese.",
"Snow Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Snow Goose, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Swans (© Nick Viani 3/18) Wood River Wetlands (vicinity), Klamath Falls, OR",
"Trumpeter Swan (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK",
"Trumpeter Swans (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",
"Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",
"Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",
"Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",
"Tundra Swan (© Nick Viani) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge",
"Tundra Swans on Tundra (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska",
"White-faced Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"White-faced Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"White-fronted Geese",
"White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, Colusa, CA",
"White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, Colusa, CA",
"White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Miller Island, Klamath County",
"White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",
"White-fronted Goose",
"White-fronted Goose (© Nick Viani 4/15) Cosumnes River Preserve & Wildlife Area, California",
Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR
Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lynn Newbry Transect
Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR
Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Bend, OR
Mute Swan (© Nick Viani)
Snow Goose: Bosque Del Apache, NM