No Time for "Fowl" Play

Is this a goose!? It has a strange beak, so if you know what it is, please set me straight! He was clipping along with about 6 ducks in tow. I was wondering what the hurry was and turned around after taking the shot and realized someone had just left some food for the birds on the other side of the pond!

A huge thank you to Graham @ellida for recognizing this bird! It is a goose after all... a Brant's Goose!! He posted a link below! Thanks again for your help!

[simon peter thorne]

Great shot Lookd perfect in B&W & all the lines on the bird & water are so cool

[Stephen Deacon]

Lovely shot of a very striking bird.

[ACRaszman]

Love this in B&W!

[Matthew Bergman]

Lovbe this shot! The BW brings out the detail!

[joey d.Muli]

love it :)

[francesca]

Greta shot.

[Rustic Reflections (Kelli)]

Wow..there's so much detail in the ripples! Great processing!

[Mike Fitzgerald]

Very interesting looking bird. Such an odd looking beak. Nicely captured.

[Graham Harcombe]

Lovely shot - I'm chancing a guess at the Brant's Goose. Check out: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-65847/stock-photo-brant-s-goose-on-the-water-of-the-colorado-river-near-austin-texas.html

[Jordan Ausesky]

Nice!!

[David Sandison]

Nice shot

[Wendy]

@ellida Yes, yes, yes! That's it! Thank you so much Graham! I was trying to find it online, researching all types of fowl, but to no avail! You are great!

[Wendy]

@spthorne @trimley11 @kynosmom @krazykatt @jodimuli @francesca @kelli_belly78 @twofunlabs @captivision Thank you for your comments!

[Rick Schies]

A very fascinating looking fellow. Nicely done in the B/W

[Juliette Packham]

great shot - nice B&W

[Robin]

Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird. Well done to Graham for the ID.

[Kirsty .P]

Great shot,what an unusual looking fella.

[Sheila]

Very neat bird and photo!!

[Milind Ketkar]

Love it...

[Charlene Barker]

I really like how you shot captured the light and ripples on the water

[Caren]

Great shot, and love teh contrast of the bw.

[Peggy Sirk]

Excellent! I love the lines of light on the water. I'm not at all surprised that Graham knew the goose identity ~ he's a walking encyclopedia! :)

[Wendy]

@digitalrn @sparkle @girlie @kirsty @specky @peacerebel @shortperson2002 Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments!
@peggysirk Thank you Peggy! I know, Graham is amazing and I had a feeling he would pull through for me!!

[molizard]

very cool shot of this one. Love the B&W

[Paula Fontanini]

Beautiful capture....I saw some of these a couple weeks ago in Des Moines or at least they looked very similar with the big bump on their beak. I had no idea what they were either so glad to see Graham came up with the answer!

[Wendy]

@molizard @bluemoon Thank you so much! They are pretty funny looking with that bump!

[Serena Lorraine Simpson]

I LOVE IT! THE GLASS REFLECTIVE TEXTURE YOU CAPTURED OF THE WATER AND THE BIRD IS JUST AWESOME! BRAVO!