Brant (Branta bernicla) are small geese that breed on the Arctic tundra and spend their winters on the ocean shores. New York shores hosts a large number of brant, and I have filmed them on Staten Island, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and Broad Channel American Park in Queens, and at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, as well as other locations. They are beautiful geese, and I love watching them while I sit on the beach at Mount Loretto Unique Area on Staten Island.
Brant, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, March 25, 2021
Brant, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, October 18, 2017
The Filming the Feathers video is set to the third and fourth movements of Brahms's Piano Quartet, performed by Advent Chamber Orchestra.
Brant, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, June 7, 2017