Greylag goose
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The greylag goose is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink leg
Greylag Goose St James's Park, London Nov 2006
Head of an adult
Three eastern greylag geese (A. a. rubrirostris) at Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, India
pair on nest, Denmark
Domestic goose
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A domestic goose is a goose that humans have domesticated and kept for their meat, eggs, or down feathers, or as companion animals. Domestic geese have been derived through selective breeding from the
Greylag goose
…migrating southwards to spend the winter in warmer places, although many populations are resident, even in the north. It is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic goose, having been domesticated at least as early as 1360 BCE. The genus name and specific epithet are from anser, the Latin for "goose". In the USA, its…
Sunset Park Las Vegas
Domestic Chinese goose: erect posture and fat rear end
Wild Swan goose: horizontal posture and slim rear end