Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis. Right wing showing three or four rows of white edged covert feathers, identifying immature


Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis). Right wing slightly open, showing characteristic white edging to three or four rows of tertial feathers lying over the secondaries, showing this to be a first year immature bird.


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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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