Cackling Geese? Desbarats ontario canada (1 Viewer)

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simongodfrey

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• Apr 26, 2017

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Are some of these cackling geese? Taken this morning. I know the front two are canada geese

 

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steveMc

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• Apr 26, 2017

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The right two in the first picture and all six in the second picture appear to have all the Cackling geese traits as far as I can see.

 

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simongodfrey

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• Apr 26, 2017

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steveMc said:

The right two in the first picture and all six in the second picture appear to have all the Cackling geese traits as far as I can see.

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thnx, ment to clarify that the two right ones in the first pic and two left ones in the second pic are the same birds, the pictures overlap

 

Andy Adcock

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• Apr 26, 2017

• #4

Clearly two 'races' here.

The bigger birds also seem to have paler backs.


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rkj

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• Apr 26, 2017

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andyadcock said:

Clearly two 'races' here.

The bigger birds also seem to have paler backs.


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I am not sure what Andy means by two 'races' - I agree that there are two species here, Canada and Cackling Geese, as they are currently recognized by the American authorities on such things.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Apr 26, 2017

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rkj said:

I am not sure what Andy means by two 'races' - I agree that there are two species here, Canada and Cackling Geese, as they are currently recognized by the American authorities on such things.

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I used the rem 'race' as I personally am not capable of distinguishing the various forms within the complex.


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