Taylor's Landing

Taylor's Landing
by Robert L. Barnes
26 1/2" by 20"
Framed Size 36½" by 30"
Edition of 650
$75.00

Conservation Framed Prints
Each double mat may vary from print to print according to which frame you choose. If you would like to
have a particular color of mat just call 1-302-875-2258 to place your order. The best matching color is used for
each individual print and is not always the color shown here.

Each print is framed using Conservation Acid Free & Lignin Free, Alkaline pH buffered matboard & backing.
In conservation framing, We use only Museum Quality materials and procedures that will have no adverse
effects on a piece of artwork and will protect the artwork from external damage.

Branta canadensis 

This is probably the best known Canadian goose. In the southern inhabited parts of the country, their strong distinctive call is associated with the advent of spring and fall. They are prized by hunters as one of the choicest game fowl, but their wariness, together with protective regulations, prevent any serious depletion of their numbers. These birds mate for life, and the family group remains together for several months after hatching the young. A gander protecting the nest makes a very formidable adversary, and his wings are capable of delivering a blow of surprising force, sufficient to rout foxes and similar predators, not to mention humans.
  As the name suggests, Canada Geese come from North America where they breed in Canada and northern USA and winter in southern USA. There are eleven subspecies. The Canada Goose was introduced to Britain about 250 years ago and the feral population now exceeds 50,000. They are now found in smaller numbers elsewhere in Europe and are still being introduced into Scandinavia by hunters. The subspecies normally found in Europe is the nominate B. c. canadensis although there is some hint of B. c. maxima in some birds. B. c. maxima is the largest subspecies with a slightly darker lower neck and a small white patch on the forehead. Other subspecies occasionally come to Europe as vagrants. Although they are normally migratory, feral populations tend to be sedentary. However, since the 1950s an increasing number of British birds have migrated to the Beauly Firth to molt. This occurs in June and July.
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