Showing posts with label Geese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geese. Show all posts
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Friday, September 22, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Chinese Geese still hanging out
Comment Up
The Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) -- also known as Chinese Geese - are rare, migratory geese that breed in inland Mongolia, northernmost China, and southeastern Russia; and most migrate to central and eastern China for the winter.
Vagrants travel to Japan and Korea for the winter and, on rare occasions, may winter in Kazakhstan, Laos, coastal Siberia, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan.
The Chinese goose is easily identifiable by the big lump in the forehead where it joins the beak. These geese are now widely raised in the West as well as in China.
Outside the breeding season, they form small flocks. They rarely swim and often forage far from the water.
The large Wild Swan Geese have also been introduced to countries outside their natural range, where feral populations of escaped or released domesticated birds have established themselves. We are lucky to have them.
The Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) -- also known as Chinese Geese - are rare, migratory geese that breed in inland Mongolia, northernmost China, and southeastern Russia; and most migrate to central and eastern China for the winter.
Vagrants travel to Japan and Korea for the winter and, on rare occasions, may winter in Kazakhstan, Laos, coastal Siberia, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan.
The Chinese goose is easily identifiable by the big lump in the forehead where it joins the beak. These geese are now widely raised in the West as well as in China.
Outside the breeding season, they form small flocks. They rarely swim and often forage far from the water.
The large Wild Swan Geese have also been introduced to countries outside their natural range, where feral populations of escaped or released domesticated birds have established themselves. We are lucky to have them.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tonight at the Lake - a Gaggle of Geese
This is the first year I have seen Geese at Lake Osborne.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)