Greylag Goose
A pen of Western Greylags
The ancestor of most domestic breeds of geese (except possibly the Chinese), the Greylag is widespread across Europe and Asia. Sexes are similar in plumage. The voice is familiar as the call of domestic geese.
The clutch of 5-12 whitish eggs requires an incubation period of 27-29 days (which I find fascinating, as the eggs of domestic geese require a 30 day incubation).
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Greylags in flight
Photo courtesy of Jean S. B-C Mower-Allard
Two shots of a Greylag
Photos courtesy of Bob
The head of a young Greylag
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
A Greylag female
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
Greylags on the water
Photo courtesy of Jean S. B-C Mower-Allard
A yearling Greylag
Photos courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
Greylag goslings: The one on the left grew up to be a male or
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Photos courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
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