hi ... a "white goose" seen today in among the Cacklers at Ridgefield
NWR ... possibly leucistic ??? ... or a hybrid of somesort ??? ...

http://ridgefieldbirds.com/HoldingPen/white_goose_RNWR_11-14-08.html

he looks just like the Cacklers he's with, only whitish ... very
little pops up on a Google search on white/leucistic Canada/Cackling
geese or on Cackling/Ross or Snow crosses ... and even less in any of
the bird books ...

interesting bird ... I love the chin strap !!!!!!!

Lyn




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