A traff... goose jam? It's a common occurrence here.

#barnaclegoose
#brantaleucopsis
#helsinki
#finland
#autumn
#fall
#october

New publication: Assignment of wintering #BarnacleGeese to breeding populations using genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms. #brantaleucopsis #population #biodiversity
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-025-02323-y

Babies are messy eaters :)

#barnaclegoose
#brantaleucopsis
#helsinki
#finland
#spring
#may

A spring evening in Helsinki today.

#helsinki
#lapinlahti
#balticsea
#finland
#spring
#april
#barnaclegoose
#brantaleucopsis
#birds

A young birdwatcher in a pram today 🙂

#spring
#april
#helsinki
#pikkuhuopalahti
#finland
#barnaclegoose
#brantaleucopsis
#canadagoose
#brantacanadensis

The warmest days of the year so far in Helsinki, but soon the temperature will drop dramatically. No rest for the camera shutter before that, so I walked through the Pikku Huopalahti neighborhood once again yesterday. There were a lot people out and about, and wildlife too – such as Canada geese, barnacle geese and black-headed gulls.

#spring
#april
#helsinki
#pikkuhuopalahti
#finland
#canadagoose
#brantacanadensis
#barnaclegoose
#brantaleucopsis
#blackheadedgull
#larusridibundus

A summer evening in Helsinki, June 2024. I found some barnacle geese herding their fluffy goslings. The birds are habituated with people and somewhat divisive because there are a lot of them in Helsinki and they poop all over the place. I don't mind them: the lawns of our parks don't have to be empty green "deserts". Besides, it's fun to watch the cute goslings go about their day. Furthermore, I like to see what kind of predators the geese attract. In 2020, I saw a white-tailed eagle hunting barnacle geese in Helsinki. Red foxes definitely keep an eye on the geese as well.

#barnaclegoose
#brantaleucopsis
#helsinki
#lapinlahti
#finland
#summer
#evening
#nordicsummer