[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

Canada Geese occur primarily in North America, but have also been introduced in Great Britain, southern Scandinavia, and New Zealand. In North America they are common breeders throughout Alaska, Canada, and all but the southern states of the US. This adult, carefully guarding the baby geese, or goslings, was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose sheltering her goslings under her wings was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1981)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose and her goslings were photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1976)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose in flight was photographed at a park in southern New York, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: February 1981)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose with goslings was photographed at Quivira NWR, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 1, 2006)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose with goslings was photographed at Quivira NWR, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 1, 2006)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose was photographed at Estes Park, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 22, 2009)

[Length 45 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Canada Goose with Goslings was photographed at Land of the Loon Resort, Anglin Lake, Saskatychewan, Canada. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 20, 2018)