New Zealand Birds

DSC_2569 Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) male at lake edge. The most variable of all geese, and commonly divided into 12 different races. The New Zealand population derives from the largest race. Since their first introduction in 1905 (originally gifted by US President Theodore Roosevelt), farmers have denounced them as pests, because of damage to pasture and crops. Lake Te Anau, Fiordland *

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DSC_2569 Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) male at lake edge. The most variable of all geese, and commonly divided into 12 different races. The New Zealand population derives from the largest race. Since their first introduction in 1905 (originally gifted by US President Theodore Roosevelt), farmers have denounced them as pests, because of damage to pasture and crops. Lake Te Anau, Fiordland *

DSC 2569 Canada goose Branta canadensis maxima male game acclimatised sports Lake Te Anau Fiordland