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Anser indicus
bar-headed goose is one of the highest flying waterfowl. Spotted at Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary,Tirunelveli,Tamilnadu,India.
observed around 60 numbers of birds at the location.
The last picture(green tag-P66) taken at the same location - last year(25Mar2018). Actually I didn't noticed the tag while taking the picture.when checking the clicks at home,I noticed the tag and able to found that tag was done by Wildlife Science and Conservation Center,Mongolia - through internet, I sent my observations to them through mail. As per their immediate reply that green color band-P66 bird was marked on 29 July 2011 at the Khongor ulun lake in province Bayan-Ulgii of the Western Mongolia. Capture location is N48.505194, E90.602111. This birds was identified adult female, weighed 2370 g.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2019
Submitted on Jan 27, 2019
24 Comments
@Tukup . Thank you so much :)
@Josh Asel .. Thank you so much :)
@Michael Strydom .. Thank you so much :)
Congratulations on a well-deserved SOTW. Beautiful.
Beautiful shot Arun. Thanks for sharing.
What a great series of animal expressions. And an increbile looking bird too!
Congrats on SOTW.. Very nice set
@Leuba Ridgway Thanks a lot :)
@Sergio Monteiro ... Thank you so much :)
@SukanyaDatta .. Thank you so much :)
Congratulations Arun - well deserved ! Bring us more..
Great series, Arun, and well deserved SOTW. Congratulations.
Fantastic follow up story...what a migration! Hope it stays safe. Thank you, Arun, for sharing.
@AntónioGinjaGinja .. Thank you so much :)
@Maria dB ... Through internet search I came to know about the tagging system was done by Wildlife Science and Conservation Center,Mongolia. I send a mail to them as per the instruction they mentioned in their website,They send me the detail of the tag !
check the link below
http://wscc.org.mn/w&w/bhgo.html
@Leuba Ridgway ... Thank you so much .. Moreover 8 years its traveling with the tag... hope it wont choke !!
@DanielePralong .. Thank you so much for the SOTW !!! This is my first SOTW :) .. Due to limited upload, I am not able to share much photos, Please check my below FB page link for more photos about the spotting !!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=...
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=...
and if you see the 3rd spotting - stretching the heads up !! .. dancing with sound, If anyone knows about this behavior kindly share ..
I can share some few photos if any one needs for their studies and research
Thank you so much to my PN Team :)
Great series Arun,very good work,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing
Congratulation Arun, your Bar-headed Geese have been voted Spotting of the Week! Your high quality images got commended but what won you the vote is your tag and observation story with the follow up by the Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia. as ranger Ava put it: "A great little moment of citizen science".
"Unmistakable with two conspicuous dark bars running across the back of their white head, these bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) have been voted Spotting of the Week! Native to central and southern Asia, these geese are best known for their high altitude migration which takes them as high as 10,000 metres (33,000 feet) over the Himalayas. This spotting comes with a special story. The goose in the last picture in this series of images was photographed last year at the same location. Project Noah member Arun first didn't see the green tag around the goose's neck. Checking images later at home he noticed the tag and was able to find out that the bird had been tagged by the Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia. Arun sent them his observations, and got a reply that the bird had been tagged back on July 29, 2011, in the province of Bayan-Ulgii in western Mongolia. This bird was identified as an adult female, weighing 2370 g at the time of tagging. Citizen science at its best!""
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Very cool that you added the information about the banding of the birds and how you were able to find out where the bird was when it was banded.
Wonderful spotting and great notes and follow-up story Arun. I only hope the tag's not choking the goose !!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
@triggsturner .. Thank you so much :)
Lovely series Arun.