Not knowing anything about geese, I assumed this was some species of wild goose. Imagine my consternation when I couldn't find him in Sibley's. Near as I can tell from other sources, it's a domestic goose descended from Swan Goose. I thought him a handsome fellow nonetheless.
At Gilbert Water Ranch last week. D7000, 200-400 F/4, 400mm, 1/8000 @f/5.6, ISO 320.
Center-weighted metering -1.0. He's at 5 meters distance. BG is the pebbled path of the preserve.
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