Alright you goose experts....
I have some photos taken in extreme SE Anne Arundel County, near Holland
Point Park (Rose Haven area) of an interesting goose that was in a flock of
Canada Geese. I do not know if it is a hybrid CAGO x 'something else' or if
it is a form of albanism. It has an all white head and neck with a
pinkish-orange bill that appears to be the same shape as a CAGO and the
white saddle mark on the chin is just visible. The eye appears to be dark.
The white neck continues down to where the brown begins on a normal CAGO,
but on this bird it is a light gray. The rest of the body and wings are
varying shades of gray, darker where the black would be on a CAGO. The
white rump is still there and the tail feathers are darker gray. The legs
appears to be the same shade of pinkish-orange that the bill is.
I am willing to email the pictures to someone who could help with the ID.
Please contact me at my address below:
Also, that is rpsmit zero one , not an 'O' in the above address.
I have one photo that, though is a slightly fuzzy, is a good closeup of the
entire bird if someone can post it for everyone to see, let me know at the
address above.
Thanks,
Adam Smith
Arbutus MD
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