11001-40409 Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) female swimming on lake *
11001-40419 Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) winter flock with paradise ducks, taking off in the North Canterbury high country. Geese were introduced from northern and central states of the USA in 1905, and are now a pasture pest *
DSC_2532 Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) female 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 *
