Three size comparison images of a lone juvenile Ross's Goose amidst a flock of much larger Canada Geese. A Ross's is very rare for our area and a first for me and for many others.

Top image: The geese taking off to the pond as a maintenance vehicle passed by close.


An on the water comparison.


Everyone alert and taking a break from grazing just before take-off as the maintenance tractor approaches. Note there were a lot of Gulls present too; hence, the small white Ross's was difficult to spot from a distance.