The World of the Canada Goose (Living World Books)

192 pp. "Joe Van Wormer shares his intimate knowledge of Canada geese in this journey with them through the four seasons, starting with their spring movement to northern nesting and brooding grounds. The reader spends a brief but idyllic summer with the geese as they raise their families and then, with the coming of autumn, follows them southward as they begin to form flocks at traditional staging areas before the long flight to wintering grounds. The author describes the physical characteristics of the eleven recognized sub-species and discusses migration, food preferences, habitat, and hazards as well as courtship, mating, and nesting habits. ...One hundred and fifty splendid photographs illustrate every topic in the text..."