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Title: What are these birds?
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Published: Aug 13, 2008
Author: me
Post Date: 2008-08-13 21:31:44 by rack42
Keywords: birds
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Comments: 26
I went to Hubbard Park in Meriden, CT to eat lunch and take some photos. Here are two birds that I've never seen before: This bird looks like this one. Unfortunately, no mention is made of the breed. This specimen is larger than a Canadian Goose. The other bird that I saw is not a water fowl. Can anyone identify them?
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#5. To: rack42 (#0)
Top one is a Swan Goose.
Close, but the orange coloration isn't there, so I don't think that's it.
Domestic Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) Another species of goose that has been domesticated is the Swan Goose, native to eastern Eurasia and sometimes called a Chinese goose. A domestic swan goose usually has a large knob at the base of the bill (the wild form lacks this). It also can show a white patch behind the bill. It varies from wild type coloring (mostly gray with a dark line down the back of the otherwise white neck) to pure white. Domestic Swan Goose/Anser cygnoides
#10. To: rack42, All (#9)
Also known as the Chinese Goose
Thank you! I'm very surprised that this bird is domestic. I searched for an hour before I posted about this bird. I guess that the orange coloration is variable. Again, thanks.
I agree, a domestic swan goose.
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#7. To: wudidiz (#5)
Top one is a Swan Goose.
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