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Here is goose at a local lake. It is obviously not a wild goose and haver seen one that looks like this one. Any ideas?
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I think folks are going to need a better picture.
Looks like a small speck turned side ways. On my computer it would pass for a pigeon or a condor.
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There are times I have had to call The Museum of Natural History; the bird could be a Gray Goose. Hoodie Ledbetter wrote a song about cooking the Old Gray Goose.
F. Guffey
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If I should die before I wake...great,a little more sleep.Comment
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According to these pic's then it may be an Egyptian goose. If so, it's a long way from home.
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Spruce Goose ?Comment
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some folks would call that dinnerComment
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Egyptian Goose
Yep that?s it.
The Egyptian Goose is a non-native waterfowl seen in North America. This multi-coloured goose has been introduced into the southern states and is now seen throughout Florida, southern Georgia, the eastern half of Texas and in the southern regions of California.Comment
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That is indeed an Egyptian Goose. In Egypt and other areas of North Africa they have both wild and domestic populations. In the wild in this country it is a nuisance invasive species. If you are in a place like Texas that has fairly large populations of these birds you can kill them any time of the year (goose dinner??)
In waterfowl season they sometimes show up in hunters bags as a "bonus bird." Another invasive species is the Collard Dove, for which again, there is no limit at least in Texas.Comment
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We raised a ring neck dove, it lived for 27 years, that was one year less that a Passenger pigeon named Martha. The excursion trains wiped out all of the passenger Pigeons except one.Another invasive species is the Collard Dove,
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Doves. Don't know much about them but I grew up with the sound of mourning doves. Even heard them on some TV shows. They kept their distance. You could hear them way out in the meadow or pasture.
About 30 years ago they vanished completely here. We still have plenty of doves but they aren't the same species. They look about the same but instead of their distinctive "mourning" mating call they sound like coo-coo's or like a a coo-coo clock. Perhaps these are the Collard doves Art mentioned above. They are very annoying. They are loud and perch on power lines and trees near homes.Last edited by Allen; 08-25-2022, 09:52.Comment
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The doves Art mentioned are here in CO also. Same status, but they never venture to where they can be shot. Same with piggies.Comment
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