Gregarious Goose

Many things surprised me about Patagonia, but two in particular: (1) The abundance of wildflowers, and (2) the ample opportunities for wildlife photography. I'm sure if I'd done more research prior to my trip, I would have been expecting these things, but I didn't, and they were both great surprises. I brought my telephoto lens almost as an afterthought, as I was certain I'd be doing landscape photography almost exclusively, but as it turned out, some of my favorite photos from the entire trip were of wildlife. This is a male upland (or Magellan) goose. He was half of a monogamous pair that I found on the shores of Lago del Toro in Torres del Paine National Park, and neither of them were shy at all. I was able to get quite close to the pair of them and get some highly-detailed photos of these beautiful birds. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45, 40x60.