from Chris
We’ve had a pair of Canadian geese that have made Stevenson Ridge their home this spring. Over the weekend, they played host to a cousin of theirs: a snow goose.
At first, it was hard to get a good look at the new feather friend, who seemed to stay on the far side of one of the Canadian geese. All we could tell was that the new visitor appeared very duck-like but was much too big to be a duck. Finally, as the birds made their way closer to the pond, we were able to get a better view.
Snow geese are rare in this part of Virginia, which is close enough to their migration route to make them “uncommon” (according to the Audubon Society) while still making them possible. The black wing tips suggested that it wasn’t a more common (and otherwise more likely) domesticated goose.
Our visitor brings to mind that classic Scooby-Doo episode featuring the Snow Ghost, which I’ll paraphrase here: “There’sno goose like a snow goose!”