Snow Goose (White) Bird – Swimmers – 11/6/2015

The adult Snow (White ) Goose was photographed at a pond in an Industrial Park in Franklin, Wisconsin.

The juvenile Snow Goose and the adults were mostly photographed together.

Select this link to see photos or a slideshow of the Snow (White) Goose  

The Snow (White) Goose is a white goose with black primaries, and with pink feet and wedged shaped bill. It is often rust-stained on the head around the bill. The juvenile is pale gray with a dark bill. It has a range of Artic America and Northeast Siberia. It has a habitat of tundra (summer), marshes, grain fields, ponds, and bays. It is typically seen in large numbers or not at all. The diet is almost entirely of plant material and seeds.

 

 

Black and White Warbler Bird – passerine – 5/19/2011

This Black-and-White Warbler was sighted and photographed at the Wehr Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI

The female Black-and-White Warbler has whiter underparts

Select this link to see photos or a slideshow of the Black and White Warbler

The Black-and-White Warbler is striped black and white lengthwise. Female has whiter underparts. It is impressive to first see flittering in the trees and brushes. Its habitat is woods: trunks, limbs of trees. It can be seen creeping along trunks and branches, as was the present case. Its normal range is from the mid states and Canada to the east coast. It winters from the southern states to South America. I sighted it on the migration North for two days.

 You can see the sited location at the Wehr Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI by clicking the link below.

Select this link to see the Black-and-White Warbler site where it was sighted and photographed.