MoonlitSonata
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From the season opener of our local minor league baseball team. The governor and mayor were both there, but I only managed to get the governor's back. Lol
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They look different than our Greylag Geese. Are there many of them?
In the summer we have several thousand of them on the lake and in the park surrounding it.
Here are two more geese.
Are they migratory birds, like ours?
Yes, most of them fly south for the winter, but a few stubborn ones stick around.
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Ours are here in Spring and Summer, to raise their chickens.
squib
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Our's here in BC look like yours JA and have the same migration schedule ! When they first arrive any pool or lake is solid goose poop!! Everyone complains but is our National Bird so I don't think we are allowed to shoot them!? I don't think our babies are called chickens though, they are called goslings.
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I'm living in a nationalpark. The birds living in and on our ponds and lakes aren't allowed to get shot here as well, except in Autumn.
Farmers used to complain because the geese ate all their wheat and barley on fields surrounding the water. Afaik some of these are not used as fields any more.
I don't think our babies are called chickens though, they are called goslings.
I didn't find the right expression, thank you for telling me.
And . . . they taste like chicken. Unlike KFC which tastes like flying squirrel or some sort of snake-bird hybrid.
twerppoet
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Because it sounds like you might like to know:
Chicken is the classic domestic fowl. Used alone it almost always means the adult of the species, both on and off the table.
Chick, on the other hand, can refer the the babies of most avian species, most notably the chicken. However, there are a lot of special names for specific species: goslings, ducklings, cygnet, etc.
In general, you can say chick and be understood. While not always technically correct for a species, as long as the species is already identified you will be understood. And isn't that the most important part of language?
That's here in the U.S., of course. Other English speaking countries might vary in their usage.
Here is an interesting article on the subject of baby bird names and terms.
Names of Baby Birds - What Are Baby Birds Called?
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squib
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I put the smile at the end hoping you knew it was tongues in cheek - but I love the dialogue that ensued! Sorry JA if you took me too seriously. Squib
zstairlessone
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The Salt Lake City Public Library?? I ask because I spent some time there while I was in town two weeks ago, super nice.
