"Was was"? I of course meant to say "the one I saw was"......I have photos (on my other computer, of course) that show a bird virtually identical to yours.
Norm Sent from my iPad > On Jan 3, 2017, at 9:30 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Dark phase Ross's Goose (which is extremely rare) has a different plumage > pattern than this bird, a pattern more like Blue Goose, with black and white > pattern on neck and head - see Sibley field guide for example. > > Nick K > Ft Collins > > From: "Christy P" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:43:00 PM > Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Canda Goose or Cackling Goose/Snow Goose hybrid? > > Nick - for my knowledge, could you define a little further what separates > these from full Ross's Goose? I haven't seen many, so further information > would be very helpful. > > Thanks > Christy Payne > Wheat Ridge > > >> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:34 PM Nicholas Komar <[email protected]> wrote: >> These tiny black geese with white heads are thought to be hybrid Ross x >> Cackling Goose. >> >> Nick Komar >> Fort Collins >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 3, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Jamie Simo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have a similar question with a goose I saw in Frederick on Monday. My >> first thought was that it was a blue morph Snow Goose, but the proportions >> seem off. Could this be a blue morph Ross's Goose? Or maybe a hybrid of >> some sort? Its body is very dark. >> >> >> >> >> >> Jamie Simo >> Longmont >> >> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 5:08:51 PM UTC-7, Aaron Tucker wrote: >> >> >> Out at Aurora Reservoir today saw an interesting goose. It appears to be a >> Canada or Cackling goose but is very white. I guess it could be an albino >> but thought I'd see what you all thought. Any ideas? >> >> >> >> Link to first picture. >> >> Link to second picture >> >> It was at the edge of my lens and not in great light. Sorry for the rough >> photos. >> >> Aaron Tucker >> Aurora >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/01f69d99-1bba-41f0-a235-4649b72ff24e%40googlegroups.com. >> >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/25D57F1B-4BB2-434F-86CE-1AC11FB2B83E%40comcast.net. >> >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/502442013.12068831.1483504250678.JavaMail.zimbra%40comcast.net. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F97FE5E6-658A-4DB9-913F-86B8072DB3E6%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
