Agreed. It's the 'hump' on the nose that adds interest and makes me think
it is a crossbreed with a swan goose.
Check these out
https://www.google.com/search?q=greylag+x+swan+goose&rlz=1T4TSNF_enUS432US433&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=GsXvUrzsNLGayQGdxIGQAg&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1331&bih=526
-----Original Message-----
From: Uwe Kausch
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 10:23 AM
To: Bonnie Heinecke ; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [mou-net] Unfamiliar Goose found in Shakopee
The domestic version of the graylag can come in a wide variety of markings,
from the standard gray color to pure white and everything in between. Most
are too fat to fly but occasionally, a leaner one can get airborne and fly
with flocks of wild birds which is what I suspect with this individual.
-----Original Message-----
From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bonnie
Heinecke
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 10:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Unfamiliar Goose found in Shakopee
It's been there quite awhile. I did some research last fall and came up
with this, Greylag Goose x Swan Goose hybrid. Not sure if it's the correct
answer though.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Stratmoen
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 9:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mou-net] Unfamiliar Goose found in Shakopee
Yesterday, my lovely wife found an unusual goose at Veterans Memorial Park
in Shakopee. I went back yesterday evening and took a few pictures of it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratmoen/12280524476/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52964026@N08/12279816214/
I'm guessing it is either a feral domestic goose, or someone's pet that was
lost or abandoned. Either way, it was a beautiful looking goose that
definitely stood out from the normal crowd.
The goose was located in the pond at the west end of the parking lot, along
with numerous mallards, canada geese, and trumpeter swans.
Matt
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