Pelletory offered me the honor of starting this new thread, Of course I said yes......Here "Tis"...I took these pics this morning at a pond just West of Yreka, Ca.............Canada Geese and
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Nice pics adel!
Thanks for starting the new thread! :-)
Could they be Greater White-fronted Geese?
Resin...thanks for the tip about the moustachio.............Pelle they have ben seen here in the past.
The geese in adels pictures are Gray-lag geese. They are commonly kept as domestic birds, and most likely escaped, not native to North America. White-fronted Geese are much smaller than Canadian Geese.
Gary
Thanks Gary........I had decided that the one with the orange bill was a Graylag but the one with the nob and the other with the light colored bill had me wondering.
LOL, Thanks Gary, I was totally confused as that was the closest match I could find on the Bird Database. :-)
Google has pics of Graylag geese showing the orange bill and also the nob. It's under E.J. Peicker, nature photographer.
Nice pics adel! Yes, peanuts in the shell are an instant attraction for the Bluejays here.
The '?' geese are domesticated Chinese Geese (Anser cygnoides). The wild form from eastern Asia (a.k.a. Swan Goose) doesn't have the knob on the bill, but the domesticated ones do.
One useful tip - any goose or duck with an upright posture and a fat rear end hanging down between its legs, is invariably a domesticated farm escape of some sort.
Resin
LOL,cute GM!
Thanks Resin.
The blackbirds have obviously been busy breeding this year, the last young ones I saw were not very old, they seem to be getting another lot going as soon as one lot is able to be fed by one parent. I don't know how many this one makes, it must be at least 4 broods this year. This baby is quite young, looks like mother on the fence too.
Nice pics wallaby! I love the Magpie; their so beautiful!
The Blue Tit and Robin are beauties too!
Thanks pelle, but don't tell Robin, his head is already too big, opps, does he have a head?
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