Gerrit Vyn / Molting Brant (Branta bernicla) being held in an enclosure during a banding operation in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. During their moult they are unable to fly. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA
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Gerrit Vyn / Molting Brant (Branta bernicla) being held in an enclosure during a banding operation in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. During their moult they are unable to fly. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA
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Gerrit Vyn / Brant geese (Branta bernicla) unable to fly during molt, Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, Alaska. July.
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Gerrit Vyn / Sabine gull (Larus / Xema sabini) Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, Alaska, USA July
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Gerrit Vyn / Aerial view of a large flock of Brant geese (Branta bernicla) molting on a shallow lake in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, July. Up to 1/3 of the Brant that moult in the Pacific flyway are threatened...
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Gerrit Vyn / Flock of molting Brant's geese (Branta bernicla) in July. During this vulnerable period in their life-cycle, they are unable to fly. Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, Alaska, USA