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I didn't enlarge the photo. It does have a bump a...

2009-05-24T07:41:24.722-07:00

I didn't enlarge the photo. It does have a bump and it has an odd facial color. I suspect a cross, too.

Red, the goose was in the back. Remember when we ...

2009-05-23T14:49:28.560-07:00

Red, the goose was in the back. Remember when we were photographing the hawk? And around the corner was this fenced-in area where there was some farming equipment, and there were a couple of geese standing around. I thought it was an interesting looking goose at the time.

Hi Leedra - I'm just learning, too, about some of these exotic and cross-bred waterfowl. They definitely make

I used to raise some Chinese Geese and Toulouse Ge...

2009-05-23T08:13:06.601-07:00

I used to raise some Chinese Geese and Toulouse Geese on my ranch when I lived in CA. I bought them from a mail-order hatchery. I think the photo is of a Toulouse Goose. It looks just like my Toulouse Geese. My Chinese Geese where white with a huge bright orange/yellow lump on their bills/heads. I have seen photos of some called Chinese Geese that are dark but I think yours is a Toulouse. Go

Leedra, I had that trouble too. It's because they...

2009-05-21T21:24:29.901-07:00

Leedra, I had that trouble too. It's because they aren't supposed to be here :) They were domesticated escapees and their descendants. I guess birding books don't take into account we beginners don't have a clue about that.

I have seen a couple of these this year (one in Te...

2009-05-21T18:43:22.940-07:00

I have seen a couple of these this year (one in Tennessee and one in Florida) and wondered what they were. Couldn't find them in any birding book I had.

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That must be one that I ignored. I'll bet it was ...

2009-05-21T16:07:53.347-07:00

That must be one that I ignored. I'll bet it was the same one I took last fall though :)