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Post by vonfatman on Jun 24, 2013 23:40:46 GMT -5
Looks like a Snow Goose to me.... Honk! Bob  |
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Post by jsh on Jun 25, 2013 5:57:10 GMT -5
Speckle belly aka tiger geese. Different names in different parts of the country.
I have seen lesser Canada's paired up with a snow goose. I kept an eye on them and their offspring was odd looking.
Jeff
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Post by dmize on Jun 25, 2013 7:59:29 GMT -5
Thanks a bunch.
I am not much on waterfowl.
We have about 40 tame ducks of different species and this one just showed up one day,it hung around for a couple months enjoying the free corn. Then one day we had 12 Canadians come in and next morning they and the gray one were gone.
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Post by vonfatman on Jun 25, 2013 8:01:45 GMT -5
Speckled Geese are beautiful! I've not hunted them but always admire their beauty. Not a s common as Snow Geese. I love the colors. Their colors are very uniform and quite striking! A pair of Speckle Belly Geese...  In the Midwest we see far more Snow Geese which have a wide variation in plumage...from nearly pure white to grey to deep grey/blue. Some folks call them "blue geese". AND...immature/juveniles offer the observer a BIG challenge in identification! Another photo of Snow Geese...  Bob |
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Post by dmize on Jun 25, 2013 10:40:39 GMT -5
I have only seen white snow geese.
As tame as this one was I am sure it has spent a lot of time around people somewhere.
I also kinda figured that the one we had was a female judging by the mottled colors.
And Bob your pictures point out exactly why I never took up waterfowl hunting.
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Post by contender on Jul 4, 2013 20:57:29 GMT -5
My first thought was it was a "mulata" goose. (A joke y'all!)
I've not seen that variety here.
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