White Chinese Geese #2 by goodoleboy
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Captured 5/18/12, at the beautiful Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in not-so-beautiful South El Monte, California.
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The Chinese Goose is a breed of domesticated goose descended from the wild Swan Goose. Chinese geese differ from the wild birds in much larger size (up to 5-10 kg in males, 4-9 kg in females), and in having an often strongly developed basal knob on the upper side of the bill. The knob at the top of the beak is more prominent on males than females. By 6-8 weeks of age, the knob is already pronounced enough that it can be used for sexing. Chinese geese are a close cousin of the African goose, a heavier breed also descended from the Swan Goose.
Chinese geese appear in two varieties: a brown similar to the wild Swan Goose, and white. While many domestic Chinese geese have a similar body type to other breeds, the breed standards as defined in the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection and other sources call for a slimmer, taller fowl.
Chinese geese are among the better laying breeds of geese. A female Chinese goose can lay 50-60 eggs over the course of the breeding season (February to June), although there are reports of Chinese Geese laying up to 100 eggs during that time.
Source: Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
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Comments (11)
Rainastorm
I can hear them making their honking now! Great shots Harry!
thecytron
Cooooooooooool!
magnus073
This is a fantastic collage of them Harry, it really is neat
durleybeachbum
Super pics!
Hendesse
Excellent and beautiful shots. Fantastic details. Sometimes they bite and if you get too close.
debbielove
Fine shots Harry, bet they make great egg layers.. Question one has to ask though.. Why are they (being domesticated) in a Nature reserve? Here they would have been removed as they'd 'mingle' with wild birds.. Odd that... But fine clear shots.. Rob
tennesseecowgirl
They can be quite protective and mean so watch out, fun to photography though.
racolt33
Dad, lets call this "Geese Week"...OK Have nice Memorial Day weekend. Rich
jocko500
wonderful shots of them
danapommet
I like these Harry and I had to laugh in #4 when the all looked ti their right at the same time. Wonderful collage my friend!
anahata.c
the photographs are wonderful in their own right, because of how they're grouped, and because of the many positions you caught---in the first three, there's always someone doing something different. You must have patience to catch all these variations. And then the montage is like a procession of geese-in-threes, with all the different formations like different poses for our sakes. The last two are funny, because in number four they seem suddenly called by something out of frame, like someone is calling for lunch. And the last image they seem ready to walk away, like they've had enough of this spot & it's time to move on. Very creative combinations, and wonderful shots because of the all the different character you caught in each shot. More fine bird work from you, and a truly delightful series. Thanks for the second note and the link: I'll check it out tomorrow. I truly need to learn photographer's rights, I know nothing of them. (I never thought of them, when I was a painter.) And I saw the Habib site and I think I've seen his work before, I much liked it and found his many styles to be impressive. I did try to find his article in that magazine online, but I think one has to subscribe to get it. But I know the kind of shots you're referring to, and have actually been to the spot that you said he'd shot in. It's nice to find people who've done that subject, because those towers are not a common photographic subject. Thanks for all the info and advice, Harry, it's much appreciated.