barnyard goose
species unknown (subfamily Anserinae)
species unknown (subfamily Anserinae)
I finally got a closer picture of this goose that's been hanging around since before May 31, 2011 at Hopkins. Despite it being the wrong time of year, I was really hoping it was a rare Monterey County sighting of a snow goose. I received confirmation from Don Roberson, author of Monterey Birds, that this is indeed a barnyard goose. Many years of domestication and hybridization with wild geese makes identifying this goose to species impossible to tell by looking at its features.
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I have been wondering what kind of goose this was!!! I've seen him a few times but could not pin down what he was.
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