snow goose
White migratory waterfowl
A snow goose is a wild North American goose with white plumage and black wingtips, known for migrating in large, noisy flocks.
A darker color variant, once considered a separate species, is called the blue goose.
Snow geese blackened the sky above the marsh.
Swimming birds collectively
- avianOf or concerning birds
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
- ganderMale of the species
plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · webbed feet · honk · grazing · herbivore
Established bird migration path
- V-formationAerodynamic group flight pattern
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- northwardToward the top
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
breeding grounds · staging area · stopover · navigation · instinct · transcontinental · biannual · altitude
Frigid treeless biome
- nesting groundsWhere animals reproduce
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- Canadian ArcticNorthernmost territory of Canada
- Baffin IslandArctic Canadian island
Nunavut · Siberia · clutch · eggs · predators · polar climate · snowmelt · coastal plain
Dependent territorial settlement
- gaggleGeese collective noun
- skeinCoiled length of thread
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
communal · synchronous · lift-off · roosting · population explosion · overabundance · rice fields
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
- avianOf or concerning birds
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
gander · plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · webbed feet · honk · grazing · herbivore · wildlife
flyway
Established bird migration path
- V-formationAerodynamic group flight pattern
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- northwardToward the top
overwinter · breeding grounds · staging area · stopover · navigation · instinct · transcontinental · biannual · altitude · thermals
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- nesting groundsWhere animals reproduce
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- Canadian ArcticNorthernmost territory of Canada
Baffin Island · Nunavut · Siberia · clutch · eggs · predators · polar climate · snowmelt · coastal plain
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
congregation · communal · synchronous · lift-off · roosting · population explosion · overabundance · rice fields
waterfowl hunting
Pursuing aquatic game birds
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- Arctic animalsarctic fox, arctic tern, polar bear, musk ox, caribou
- Arctic wildlifepolar bear, arctic fox, arctic tern, muskox, caribou
- Geesegreylag, brant, gander
- migrantsmigrants, arctic tern, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale
- migratory animalsducks, sandhill crane, swans, monarch butterfly, whales
snow goosetropical bird
Warm-climate avian species
flamingo · scarlet ibis · scarlet macaw · toucan · heat
snow, goose, snowy, snowball, geese, snowstorm, snowflake, snowman, snowfall