Greater White-Fronted Geese Flying
by Eva Lechner
Title
Greater White-Fronted Geese Flying
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph/artistic Photography
Description
The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill, in fact albifrons comes from the Latin albus "white" and frons "forehead".In Europe it has been known as the white-fronted goose; in North America it is known as the greater white-fronted goose (or "greater whitefront"), and this name is also increasingly adopted internationally. Even more distinctive are the salt-and-pepper markings on the breast of adult birds, which is why the goose is colloquially called the "specklebelly" in North America.
A wildlife close-up taken on the island of RĂ¼gen,Germany.A painted background added for an artistic enhancement
Copyright 2021 Eva Lechner
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January 14th, 2023
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