Bar-headed goose making its home in France / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

August 13, 2017 2:28pm CST

While we were in the Gironde region of south-western France we visited an animal park. One of the very attractive birds at the park was the bar-headed goose which breeds in Central Asia and winters in South Asia. It is pale grey in colour with black bars on the head. It is popular as a captive bird as it is very attractive and breeds readily. It is also sociable and when we saw it it was happily integrated with other water-birds. At the moment its conservation status is listed as of ‘least concern’ which is good as it is a very pretty bird. And once again, Vince has taken a lovely head shot of it.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43419)

• Denver, Colorado

14 Aug 17

I've never seen that pretty of a goose. Here they are just plain old geese.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

There are so many varieties in the world of fowl - just like most animal groups I guess.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23393)

• United Kingdom

13 Aug 17

Some geese are used as guards in some properties as they can be quite vicious!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

My Mum always said a blow from a goose's wing could break your arm. They certainly let you know when there are strangers around.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

13 Aug 17

thank you for the information on this. a great shot there that your husband done

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

14 Aug 17

@JudyEv your right.Have the same problem myself.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

Thanks. It can be hard to get photos of animals. They often turn away at the last moment.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29293)

• Eugene, Oregon

15 Aug 17

Beautiful bird and photo! Such an unusual bird!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug 17

Occasionally you come across a bird that is very distinctive.

Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Aug 17

What an interesting looking goose. That is a beautiful photo.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

Some birds have really attractive markings don't they?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Aug 17

@HazySue Yes, it usually seems to be the males that are the prettiest.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

15 Aug 17

@JudyEv they do, especially the males.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Aug 17

Yes, that is a pretty good shot of it.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

I preferred this shot of the head but here is one of the whole bird.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

@TRBRocks420 He was probably hoping we had some bread for him.

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49132)

• United States

13 Aug 17

I like its markings

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

Some birds are beautifully marked aren't they?

Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12625)

• Ireland

13 Aug 17

@jydyev Lovely against that background. I do like geese.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

I had to go back and look at the markings. Not a speck of poo in sight! He did well.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69409)

• Germany

13 Aug 17

You're very attentive concerning animal life in Europe.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326191)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Aug 17

Thank you. We saw a poor little pony in a paddock along the way and its hooves were really overgrown. I should have taken a photo of its hooves but it has obviously been foundered and is not being treated. But sometimes there isn't much you can do.