Posted by Alan Bryant on February 1, 2009 at 4:31 PM
While sat in a hide at a local wetland centre this goose flew in with 4 other Greylag geese .I didn't have a clue what kind it was at the time, so i had to get some shots of it.
Seeing that this one isn't captive(tho it might have escaped, i just don't know), i think i will go back to the wetland centre and show them this image and ask them about it.They might not even know it payed them a visit ?.
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500f4 + 1.4TC
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Thanks for looking and for your comments
Posted by Brian Davis on February 1, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Hi Alan,
A lovely shot. If the Wetland centre you talk about is slimbridge then it is a regular visitor.
These are the guys that have a modified haemoglobin structure so it has an extra affinity with oxygen allowing them to fly over the top of Everest. That's all I know about Bar-Headeds
This might be a juvenile, as the black down the back of the head and baring isn’t as distinct as I have seen it in known adults. A very nice portrait, you did really well here.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 2, 2009 at 3:44 AM
Really like this one Alan, nice pose and a nice shot.
Posted by Mike Smith on February 2, 2009 at 7:35 AM
Alan
I think this is a heinz57/hybrid goose, It doesn't look like a pure bred bird and after a bit of research: - BH geese should have a paler grey breast than rear neck marking and a bright orange bill with black tip, not equally dark breast and pink bill. Also the flank barring by the legs looks to thin, it should an obvious rear patch running down to the legs, not a thin horizantal line running under the wing.
BHG are a common duck collection goose so escapees/hybridisation with feral Greylag/barnacle/snowgoose or similar is not so unlikely
Mike
Posted by John Chapman on February 2, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Discussion
8 repliesSeeing that this one isn't captive(tho it might have escaped, i just don't know), i think i will go back to the wetland centre and show them this image and ask them about it.They might not even know it payed them a visit ?.
1D3
500f4 + 1.4TC
ISO 200
1/1600 @ f5.6
Thanks for looking and for your comments
A lovely shot. If the Wetland centre you talk about is slimbridge then it is a regular visitor.
Brian
Beautiful image, I love the pose and the foot.
Chris
Dave
Really like this one Alan, nice pose and a nice shot.
Andy...
I think this is a heinz57/hybrid goose, It doesn't look like a pure bred bird and after a bit of research: - BH geese should have a paler grey breast than rear neck marking and a bright orange bill with black tip, not equally dark breast and pink bill. Also the flank barring by the legs looks to thin, it should an obvious rear patch running down to the legs, not a thin horizantal line running under the wing.
BHG are a common duck collection goose so escapees/hybridisation with feral Greylag/barnacle/snowgoose or similar is not so unlikely
Mike