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Psilos Bird Photography |
Pink footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
A medium sized goose that is more commonly
seen in the UK during the winter months after migrating from their breeding
grounds in Spitsbergen, Iceland and Greenland. They arrive in October
and they return in April. They breed on rivers and lakes but in the
winter can be found on hilly areas, moors, lowland marshes, arable farmland,
particularly potatoes and carrot fields and roosts on estuaries, mudflats
and freshwater lakes. Their diet consists of grain, winter cereals,
potatoes and grass. |
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Juvenile Pink footed geese, approximately
four weeks old. |
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The juvenile below is from the same group as the goslings above. He is about 8 weeks old. |
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