Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, encompassing part of the Montezuma Swamp at the north end of Cayuga Lake. The 10,004-
A great blue heron at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
Sunrise over Knox Marsh
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Viewing platform with sign visible from New York State Thruway
Canada goose
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The Canada goose is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the Arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
…common moorhen and pied-billed grebes. The refuge also has an area where bald eagles have been nesting in recent years. Ducks and geese, including Canada geese, snow geese, black ducks and mallards are common at the refuge. Mammalian species that roam this refuge include raccoon, coyote, muskrat, squirrel, red…
Canada goose on Seedskadee NWR
A mixed group of Canada geese and cackling geese
Profile view of the head
A Canada goose with leucism, exhibiting paler plumage than normal