Strange goose FanninCounty GA (1 Viewer)

[Nedrajane]

This goose was seen yesterday , 4/26/23 at fhe Blue Ridge Marina, Blue Ridge GA. It has a sloped head, slightly barred breast, and short neck but doesn ‘t seem to fit any known category. At first I thought that was a drop of water at the end of the bill but on closer looks it appears to be
a round ball of some type and the bill is slightly open. It was there the entire time it was observed so not something to consume.

 

[THE_FERN]

"Canada" goose with some kind of bill deformity (it's not discarded fishing gear is it?). In the UK they frequently hybridise with various other species. This doesn't look like a hybrid to me but perhaps stateside viewers know better.

 

[nartreb]

Doesn't look like a hybrid to me either. It does look a tiny bit darker than the bird behind it, but (other than the bill, obviously) it's within normal variation for Canada. In particular, hybrids tend to show a change in shape and/or color of the white cheek patch, which this bird doesn't.