Canadian Goose

Lin Evans wrote:

Nice one Larry!

Canadian Goose is an acceptable alternative name though not as popular as Canada Goose. A lot depends on one's age and where they are from. Back in the 50's I spent much of my time with my grandparents who owned a ranch in North Dakota about ten miles from the Canadian border. Most people there referred to these as Canadian Geese because in those days they indeed migrated from Canada.

Many of us who are older and especially depending on where we were raised still call these Canadian Geese and what is important is that we all know exactly what is being referenced. I found this online:

"Some English speakers do indeed refer to this large waterbird as a “Canadian goose,” but a majority prefer “Canada goose” as the common name for Branta canadensis, according to online searches.

The four standard dictionaries we’ve consulted, reflecting popular usage, list “Canada goose” as the common name for the North American bird, though two of them include “Canadian goose” as a variant usage.

In his book Obsolete English Names of North American Birds and Their Modern Equivalents (1988), Banks notes that the Canada goose has had many other names, including “tundra goose,” “common wild goose,” and “ring-neck goose.”

So is it improper to call them by alternative names such as "Tundra Goose," Common Wild Goose," "Ring-neck Goose"? I think not as long as we all understand what is being discussed.

Personally, I'll continue to call the ones I photograph "Canadian Geese" and if the "pedants" on the forum don't like it, they can kiss my Canadian Goose's behind! LOL

Thanks Lin and I concur.

PS.  On the West Coast we called that the last part of the chicken (goose) that went over the fence

Lin

larryj wrote:

I have been using an evaluation copy of Lightroom CC for the past few days. I like some of the new features in LR CC, HDR and panorama functions right in LR and a new haze removal slider. I have been looking at and processing some older as well as recent images. Here is a SD15 image from 2011 that I like. It is of a Canadian goose taken at a local park. The lens used was the 150-500 mm OS and the ISO was 200.

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