Snow Geese Standing In Saltmarsh In North America Royalty-Free Stock Photography

.Snow Goose or white goose in a marsh setting. Chen caerulescens Photo of a group of snow geese standing in a salt marsh. saltmarsh landscape in northeastern North America during the annual winter migration. The snow goose, consisting of both a white morph and dark morph, is a North American species of goose, collectively with Ross`s goose often referred to as `white geese` or `light geese.` Its name derives from the typically white plumage. Many taxonomic authorities placed this species and the other `white geese` in the genus Chen. Most authorities now follow the traditional treatment of placing these species in the `gray goose` genus Anser. The scientific name is from the Latin anser, `goose`, and caerulescens, `bluish`, derived from caeruleus, `dark blue`.