Early Monday morning in the Oisterwijk forests, I set out for a quiet walk. The light was soft, slightly muted by a thin layer of clouds. Not the kind of morning that screams for photography… but those are often the moments where something subtle appears.

The water was perfectly still—like glass. A thin layer of water vapor hovered above it, catching the first gentle hints of sunlight. And there it was: a Greylag Goose (Anser anser), a very common sight, one I usually pass without a second thought.

But not this time.

With the warm light just touching the scene and the background still resting in shadow, everything aligned. The calm water, the mist, and the quiet presence of the goose turned something ordinary into something worth capturing.

Captured with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250.

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🐦 Canada Gooses 🇸🇪
ℹ️ The Canada goose is the most common goose in the world and the largest in Europe (length up to 100 cm, wingspan up to 175 cm). The species is native to North America. However, it has spread to this country through captivity.

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🐦 Kanadagänse 🇸🇪
ℹ️ Die Kanadagans ist die am häufigsten vorkommende Gans der Welt und die größte Europas (Länge bis 100 cm, bis 175 cm Spannweite). Ursprünglich kommt die Art aus Nordamerika. Durch Gefangenschaft hat sie sich aber auch hierzulande verbreitet.

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Cam: #lumixgx8
Objektiv: #gvario14140mm bei 300 mm (600 mm ff)

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f/5.6
1/2.000 s
ISO 400

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🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #CanadeseGans #ErgensInEenStad
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Kanadagans
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #CanadaGoose
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #BerneškaVelká
#BrantaCanadensis
It is #FourDuckFriday, I think - the days are getting hard to track. So, pick your four ducks from this selection and they are the #DuckOfTheDay. Mind the geese and swans though as they are #NotADuck.

#Duck #Wigeon #AnasPenelope #Goose #CanadaGoose #BrantaCanadensis #MuteSwan #Swan #CygnusOlor #DuckOfTheDay
🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #CanadeseGans #InEenPark
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Kanadagans
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #CanadaGoose
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #BerneškaVelká
#BrantaCanadensis
When the geese come for you, it is intimidating if not downright scary, even when you are up “safe” on a bridge: they are #BirdsWithThreateningAuras and no mistake.

#Geese #CanadaGeese #CanadaGoose #BrantaCanadensis
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #UrbanBirding #LowCarbonBirding #Birding #Birds