Snow Goose – Page 2 – Hakodate Birding

Tokachi Autumn 2022 #5

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Geese, Tokachi, Wildfowl

I took way too many BIFs…

I still have never really got the hang of flock shots.

Tokachi Autumn 2022 #4

November 1, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Geese, Tokachi, Wildfowl

Blue skies last week…

Tokachi Autumn 2022 #1

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Geese, Tokachi, Wildfowl

We had a few days in the Urahoro area last week…

It’s a well-known stopping-off point for several species of goose. The most interesting species is Snow Goose, there were (I’d estimate) over 1000 of them.

Lots of juveniles too, surely a good sign.

Late Winter Trip 2022 Day 5 #10

March 23, 2022October 31, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Geese, Mukawa, Wildfowl

We were able to relocated the 2 Snow Geese but they were a little far off and the light was brutal: white birds on hazy warmish sunshine over snowy surfaces.

Late Winter Trip 2022 Day 5 #5

March 22, 2022October 31, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Geese, Mukawa, Wildfowl

Day 5 was very bright and sunny and the fields were still under snow, at around midday I gave up taking photos for a while as the light was way too harsh (a problem at various times on this trip). I was also a little tired of White-fronts…

At this time 2 Snow Geese decided to fly over, these shots were massively overexposed.

A late autumn trip #9

November 3, 2021October 31, 2022 by Stuart Price, posted in Geese, Tokachi, Wildfowl

On the second say we couldn’t get near the Snow Geese…

They are very easy to pick out among the Grey Geese, as you can see here:

Snow Goose, Bean Goose and Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Geese are generally the most numerous species near Hakodate but this is not the case in Urahoro. Here are some adults and juveniles together.