Barnacle Geese (IMAGE)

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Barnacle Geese

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This picture shows barnacle geese. After nearly non-stop migration, in an attempt to cope with a rapidly warming Arctic, the geese need time on the breeding grounds to build up body stores before they can start laying eggs.

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Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW

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