Brant Miller Height

Jan 3, 2017"gray-bellied” brant is intermediate between “black” brant and “atlantic” brant. The compact, rather short-necked brant is an attractive small goose with a black head, white necklace, and rich brown body brightening to white under the tail. The brandt group of companies is pleased to announce that, effective october 28, 2019, they have successfully acquired the businesses of the nortrax canada inc.

No other geese nest as far north as the brant, and few migrate as far. Brant are small arctic-nesting geese with a circumpolar distribution. In north america, brant nest in arctic areas from alaska, across canada to ellesmere and baffin island.

In lower latitudes of the arctic, brant nest in colonies at marshy edges with sedges and other emergent vegetation. During the american revolutionary war, brant led mohawk and colonial loyalists known as brant's volunteers against the rebels in a bitter partisan war on the new york frontier. Brants are extremely rare visitors to south carolina during the winter months.

Brants nest in the low arctic, often along the edge of salt marshes and estuarine deltas. The brant is a remarkable bird, a testament to the power of adaptation and the interconnectedness of life.