Don't look like a Toulouse Goose to me. It doesn't have that flabby "never done a sit-up in my life" type of low-hanging belly.
It looks more like a Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus, which is supposed to e found in eastern Greenland, in Iceland and in Svalbard. Where did you take this shot exactly?
I would say it's a Toulouse Goose it's not a pink footed goose, because the beak is mostly orange and pink's are not that orange. It is a domestic bird and not a wild or migratory type. We have always called these farm geese because that's the only place you see them, normally
Don't look like a Toulouse Goose to me. It doesn't have that flabby "never done a sit-up in my life" type of low-hanging belly.
It looks more like a Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus, which is supposed to e found in eastern Greenland, in Iceland and in Svalbard. Where did you take this shot exactly?
Are ya an ornithologist-wannabe or something? ;-) Or do you just like bird watching? ;-) LOL Oh yeah, now I remember yer a Park Ranger. Thank god you are on DPC to help us id our birds..LOL
I think this is the same kind of goose; he bears a strong resemblance in the "furry" appearance of the neck rather than feathery. Pinkish feet, too. But, I'm about as far away from Greenland as it gets. I have no clue, but he is different than the other geese at our local park that day (more photos in portfolio "Around Greenville").
Could it be an immature white fronted goose? Habitat:tundra during breeding season. Winters regularly in the western US, particularly in the central valley of California.
Sorry everyone, my post got cut short. I saw this goose in Harriman State Park, 40 miles north of New York City. There were two, and one looked larger with a more "muscular" bill.
Could it be an immature white fronted goose? Habitat:tundra during breeding season. Winters regularly in the western US, particularly in the central valley of California.
that was my guess...taken out of my bird book :)
Actually a lot of these geese are not one breed but a mixed breed of some sort. There are quite a few by me that are different from all the photos I look at...I can't seem to identify any of them.
