March 18, 2018

Location: Melbourne, Fee Library

I am a hybrid Swan/Greylag Goose
Like the Swan Goose, I have a knob at the base of my bill.
Like the Greylag, my bill is orange.
Identifying hybrids is an acquired skill

Sources: Confusing Domestic Geese and Hybrids
RSPB - Greylag Goose

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

November 23, 2017

Location: Orlando, Lake Eola

I’m a Greylag Goose on the left,
On the right I am a Swan Goose
We mated and had a baby
Yesterday, you saw our little papoose.

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson