tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post6130034758842686386..comments2024-03-27T06:48:56.874-05:00Comments on The Brownstone Birding Blog: Twenty-six Ruddy Ducks Can't Be WrongLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post-12965250223926086232011-12-06T23:42:47.373-05:002011-12-06T23:42:47.373-05:00An interesting post, Larry. that unusual goose is ...An interesting post, Larry. that unusual goose is something else and you have me intrigued! I have not seen one green-winged teal yet this season! I guess i will have to go "hunting" for some!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post-82613513361013590892011-12-01T18:19:22.326-05:002011-12-01T18:19:22.326-05:00Hilke-Thanks-I like thought having the cows in the...Hilke-Thanks-I like thought having the cows in the background did make for an interesting scene. The mix with the Greylag seems like a good possibility.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post-4820487494499280492011-12-01T09:09:57.556-05:002011-12-01T09:09:57.556-05:00Love that photo with the Canada Geese in the foreg...Love that photo with the Canada Geese in the foreground and the cows in the background. So tranquil! The odd goose may be a hybrid of Greylag Goose which has yellow legs, and perhaps Snow Goose or domestic goose or maybe, as Ruth said, a leucistic goose.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post-29871076152955382362011-11-30T06:37:39.854-05:002011-11-30T06:37:39.854-05:00Ruth-I'll have to look that up thanks-I don...Ruth-I'll have to look that up thanks-I don't like lugging around a scope but it comes in handy for those distant ducks.<br /><br />Whitemist-Neither am I. I've seen that stuff before-good to know the ducks lie it.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post-58265184050113784762011-11-29T18:18:19.001-05:002011-11-29T18:18:19.001-05:00the goose is strange, but i am not that good a &qu...the goose is strange, but i am not that good a "birder" to know. The truth of the stuff that grows in the pond is something i know and very correct - must be yummy to themAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147631697089273467.post-41892565586023326872011-11-28T22:54:39.188-05:002011-11-28T22:54:39.188-05:00That looks like a leucistic goose to me. We have a...That looks like a leucistic goose to me. We have a few of them locally. I have seen the winter diving ducks from a distance around here but should take a closer look.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.com