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Great pictures John from a lovely part of the province.=0AI enjoyed them.=
=0AThe greater-coverts look blue-grey in the photo and the bird has a promi=
nent =A0white wing-bar=A0suggesting a=A0=A0European or Russian White-fronte=
d Geese, of the race=A0albifrons.=0A=0ADoes anyone know for sure?=0AI'm not=
sure how hard it is to obtain birds of this species as eggs or goslings bu=
t probably not difficult.=0AEscapes are not unknown.=0AEnjoy the winter sto=
rm.=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: John Kea=
rney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: =
Friday, January 27, 2012 2:43:54 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Greater White-fro=
nted Goose=0A =0A=0AThere is what I believe to be a juvenile Greater White-=
fronted Goose with 28 Canada Geese in Knoydart, Antigonish County. This is =
the same field in which a Pink-footed Goose was seen on 27 December 2010. F=
or photos follow this link: https://picasaweb.google.com/j.f.kearney/Greate=
rWhiteFrontedGoose
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: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Great pictures John from a lovely part of =
the province.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; l=
ine-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">I enjoyed the=
m.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-height:=
19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">The greater-coverts look=
blue-grey in the photo and the bird has a prominent white wing-bar&n=
bsp;suggesting a European or Russian White-fronted Geese, of the=
race <i>albifrons.</i><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0.4em; marg=
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ont-size: 13px; "><span>I'm not sure how hard it is to obtain birds of this=
species as eggs or goslings but probably not difficult.</span></div><div s=
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mily: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><span>Escapes are not unknown.</span><=
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m.</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; line-=
height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><span>Paul</span>=
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<div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york'=
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oman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</sp=
an></b> John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca><br> <b><span styl=
e=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><sp=
an style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 27, 2012 2=
:43:54 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Na=
tureNS] Greater White-fronted Goose<br> </font> </div> <br><meta http-equiv=
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