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--001a1149a178d245fa05247798c0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks to all that commented on the "goose sp." I am concluding that the bird in question was a first winter male common eider, that had just come through the flume ride at the Annapolis River causeway and had that dazed WTF look of a young bird after a nerve wracking experience. Seems some of us are hoping for rare when we see common in an unexpected pose or place. Respectfully, George Forsyth On 11 November 2015 at 22:21, George Forsyth <g4syth@gnspes.ca> wrote: > Hi All, > > Harold Forsyth and I did some birding in Annapolis Co today and saw this > lone goose swimming on the freshwater (east) side of the causeway. > > http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25795013 > > It seemed healthy, was swimming in very swift water, and seemed alert > while we watched. The bill didn't seem to have obvious bright colour, the > breast was very light, the head, neck and back all seemed to be the same > colour, we were unable to see the legs or belly. > > I would assume that a domestic goose would shy away from the swift water, > as many are more used to waddling around a yard, and are very rotund below. > But one that has become feral may have developed better endurance on water. > > Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > George (and Harold) Forsyth > --001a1149a178d245fa05247798c0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Thanks to all that commented on the "goose = sp." <br><br>=C2=A0I am concluding that the bird in question was a fir= st winter male common eider, that had just come through the flume ride at t= he Annapolis River causeway and had that dazed WTF look of a young bird aft= er a nerve wracking experience.<br><br></div>Seems some of us are hoping fo= r rare when we see common in an unexpected pose or place.<br><br></div>Resp= ectfully, George Forsyth<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote">On 11 November 2015 at 22:21, George Forsyth <span dir=3D"= ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:g4syth@gnspes.ca" target=3D"_blank">g4syth@gnspe= s.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"lt= r"><div><div><div><div>Hi All,<br><br></div>Harold Forsyth and I did some b= irding in Annapolis Co today and saw this lone goose swimming on the freshw= ater (east) side of the causeway. <br><span><span><br><a href=3D"http://ebi= rd.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=3DS25795013" target=3D"_blank">htt= p://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=3DS25795013</a><br><br></sp= an></span></div><span><span>It seemed healthy, was swimming in very swift w= ater, and seemed alert while we watched. The bill didn't seem to have o= bvious bright colour, the breast was very light, the head, neck and back al= l seemed to be the same colour, we were unable to see the legs or belly.<br= ><br></span></span></div><div><span><span>I would assume that a domestic go= ose would shy away from the swift water, as many are more used to waddling = around a yard, and are very rotund below. But one that has become feral may= have developed better endurance on water.<br></span></span></div><div><spa= n><span><br></span></span></div><span><span>Any thoughts would be appreciat= ed.<br><br></span></span></div><span><span>George (and Harold) Forsyth<br><= /span></span></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1149a178d245fa05247798c0--
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