Snow Goose and ???

I caught this guy/gal napping with the Canada Honkers at Port Burwell today.
My 1st Snow Goose.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...Goose-crop.jpg

And this thing....which I think is a Hooded Merganser...correct?

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...nown2-crop.jpg

Cheers,

Randy.

Good Captures , and yes its a Hooded Merganser :)

And that's a ross's goose, not a snow goose :)

Ok...now I am confused...everything I have read show's this to be a snow goose, due to the black 'grin' along the mandible.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1690id.html
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=51

So what makes this a Ross' goose?

R.

oops, it's just a smaller strain(lesser) of snow goose or you have some seriously large canada geese there :wink:

Even us seasoned birders get one wrong at times :D