Rod Williams / Emperor goose (Chen canagica) portrait, captive. Occurs in Alaska and Siberia.

Sylvain Cordier / Magellan goose ( Chloephaga picta ) , on the nest, Saunders island, Falkland Islands.

Konrad Wothe / Beach at sunset and Canada geese (Branta canadensis), Spiekeroog Island, East Frisian Islands, Wittbulten National Park. Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site, Germany, June.

Mike Read / Ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) two goslings amongst wild flowers on a sandy beach, Sealion Island, Falkland Islands, December.

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) female on beach, Falkland Islands

David Tipling / Brent geese (Branta bernicla) flock feeding on beach, Wells, North Norfolk, October

Gerrit Vyn / Emperor Goose (Chen canagica) overhead view of nest and eggs, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA June.

Sean Crane / Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) on beach, Maria Island National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Sean Crane / Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) pair on beach, Maria Island National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Alex Hyde / Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle / Smooth Gooseneck Barnacle colony (Lepas anatifera) attached to plastic bottel washed up on a beach following heavy storms. This species is found attached to flotsam floati...

Brent Stephenson / Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) pair, female dark, male white, on sandy beach, Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, December.

Brent Stephenson / Ruddy headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) walking on sandy beach, Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, December.