This juvenile/first alternate Greater
White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - scroll
down for pics of accompanying adult - was photographed at
Village Creek Drying Beds, Fort Worth, Texas on April 10, 2000
by Martin Reid; click here for pics
of these birds on May 4. Note the long, orange-based bill,
the longish neck, the dark cap that runs down the nape
onto the upper hindneck, and the long legs. Note also
the dark 2nd-generation flank feathers, the greater
coverts with fairly thin pale trailing edge (could be due
to wear), extensive white face "front" that reaches
under the bill, and fairly prominent white tip to the tail
(except the newly replaced R1s):
This juv. was accompanied by a more-secretive adult; on the adult
note the overall darkness, the less orange bill,
the thin scapular fringing, and the darker greater coverts
with almost no pale tipping:
