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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Paul O'Toole on August 14, 2014, 04:58:04 PM

Title: Leucistic Canada Goose?
Post by: Paul O'Toole on August 14, 2014, 04:58:04 PM

Leucistic Canada Goose? I think  :oops:
Dupont Canada just off Front Road
Kingston, Ontario
14 August 2014

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/14732297147_15deabbda9_c.jpg)

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3910/14734463168_224e7a99d2_c.jpg)

Title: Re: Leucistic Canada Goose
Post by: Dinusaur on August 14, 2014, 06:37:13 PM

Great capture; I wonder what happens to the phrase 'birds of a feather flock together' in this case.

Title: Re: Leucistic Canada Goose
Post by: Paul O'Toole on August 14, 2014, 07:16:40 PM

LOL, an odd looking goose for sure.

Title: Re: Leucistic Canada Goose?
Post by: Paul O'Toole on August 16, 2014, 05:16:44 PM

I am now leaning towards a Domestic Greylag Goose due to the leg colour; short neck and heavy belly.

Title: Re: Leucistic Canada Goose?
Post by: thouc on August 16, 2014, 05:40:31 PM

My guess would be a hybrid between a Canada Goose and a domestic Graylag Goose. A pure Graylag Goose would have orange legs and bill. I have seen a few examples online of Canada x Graylag (wild form) with pink bill. Bill shape is also in-between Canada and Graylag and you can see a hint of the Canada Goose face pattern.

/Thomas