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Blue Goose

Chen caerulescens

Description:

Snow Goose Blue Morph.
Pattern may be different on each bird, it is mainly white head and neck leading to (described as blue) brown and white body. Long feathers have borders of white. The belly to under tail is white. Bill is orange with a black grin line.

Habitat:

This instead of being in the Central valley like most Snow Geese, this one prefered being in a lagoon by the ocean beach.

Notes:

Was in the company of Canada and Cackling geese, Mallards, Coots and one female Goldeneye.

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Jellis
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Jellis

Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 22, 2014
Submitted on Jan 29, 2014

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