Snow Geese

Mike and I passed several flocks of snow geese on our way to and from church on Sunday.  After doing some research on the Internet I have learned the following:

Snow Geese fly in more "U" shaped patterns instead of the "V" shape that the Canada geese follow.

Photo Mike took on our way home from church

Adult Snow Geese have white heads but their bodies can be primarily white or "blue".  However, some juvenile "blue" geese may look all black including the heads.

found on www.surfbirds.com

Snow geese sleep while sitting, standing on one leg, or swimming.

Photo taken on our way home from church.  

In the winter, snow geese will eat grains and the stems of farm crops.  

Snow geese foraging for food and resting in a farm field.  Photo by Kim

Here is a map of snow goose sightings.

Courtesy of www.allaboutbirds.org

Watching snow geese in flight can be a spectacular sight.  

An Illinois Snow Geese Sightings report stated that on February 10, 2015
there were 25 Canada Geese and 158,000 Snow Geese
on Carlyle Lake which is located approximately 30 miles from our pond.
Data found on www.dnr.illnois.gov.

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