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Rick Dobson
10-28-2010, 09:54 AM
I took this pic last weekend and at first I thought I had a Dark Morph Snow Goose. However, it has since been suggested to me that it is in fact a Canada/Snow Hybrid. I would be interested to know if anyone feels strongly one way or the other i.e., Dark Morph vs. Hybrid?
MKIV, 500 f4, 1.4x, f8, 1/5000, ISO 1000.

Randy Stout
10-28-2010, 11:43 AM
Rich:

I am sorry I can't help with the ID, but I copied the thread to Avian ID to be sure John Chardine saw it.
Great sense of action here with water spray, wing position, angle. In a perfect world I wish we could see more the near wing and that it wasn't framed quite so tight.

Randy

AlvanBuckley
10-28-2010, 03:55 PM
I would say it is just a Dark Morph. I don't see why it is a hybrid? Snow Geese have a fair bit of variability in their plumage which may make someone confused when comparing this Snow Goose with another. Although I may be proved wrong!

Nice angle. I'm seeing a fair bit of noise in the background though.
TFS!