Weird trio of geese

[kastern]

The trio of geese in this picture were causing all sorts of speculation amongst 'birder's at Tunkwa as to just what they could be. We had seen the same trio there last year. My guess is that the white one is a cross between a white domestic goose and a Canada Goose and that the white one then mated with a normal Canada Goose to produce the 'brownish' one. Although found with other geese, this particular trio always stayed together. It wasn't until I downloaded the pictures that I noticed the small white spot above the eye on the 'normal' Canada Goose.



Kathy

[Gord]

That is a weird trio!!! Ive never seen a goose like the one on the left. Usually ones that are white (barnyard) have orange bills and you can usually see it even in a hybrid. I might hazard to say that it's a partially albino Canada goose. The one on the right strikes me as a more typical hybrid between Canada goose and domestic goose although if you use your imagination, could it be a hybrid between a Canada and White-front goose? Have you seen him/her out of water? If it has a fat tummy between its legs it probably has domestic goose in it.

Goofy birds!

[kastern]

Yes I have seen it on land, in fact have pictures, although not in the computer at the moment, but if memory serves the 'browny' one did not have the fat tummy between it's legs, although the white one does. I'll have to dig out the CD and double check. Oddball birds like these fascinate me - I have quite a collection of weirdo's.....