Wildlife Photo: Pair of Bean Geese

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens:  Pentax 300MM with 1.4 converter = 420MM

Exposure:  f/6.3   1/1000   ISO 200

Location:  Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  FEB 10  2015   4:52PM

Bean Goose at Kin Dam in Okinawa

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 300MM W/1.4 converter for Focal Length of 420MM

Exposure:  f/11  1/160  ISO 200

Location:  Kin Town Okinawa Japan

Date and Time:  JAN 7 2016  12:42PM 


Related Post: Return of the Bean Goose to Kin Town in Okinawa

Kin Town Geese in a GIF

Scientists Haven't Chirped About It Yet

 

 

A few of the bird people have gone out and observed these two geese.

So far all I'm hearing is, Swan Goose and Bean Goose, being tossed around.

It just strikes me as odd, that they hangout together and, eat the same grass.

There's no telling what a Bean Goose is doing around here.

There's no beans, to eat, in that field.

They just waddle around the field eating grass and pooping. 

Did You Ever See a Goose Poop ?

 

 

It reminds me of a used car salesman, we used to have around here.

He was a good liar, whenever it came time to sell an old junk car to someone.

We used to say, "He's slicker than goose poop sliding down a tuba" !

Mysterious Goose Situation in Kin Town

The Pair Was Spotted Again Today

 

 

The feathers on their backs and sides look the same.

Once you get past the base of the neck, it looks like two different breeds of birds.

Everybody wants directions to see these geese, now.

Not too good at giving directions, I'll have to find someone to GPS the spot for me.

Thinking, I could Google Map the place was a mistake.

It looks like the satellite and map people, haven't been there, yet.

These geese, hangout together, eat the same stuff and, fly together.

But, folks are telling me, they aren't the same species.

The big guy, is a Swan Goose. The gal, is some sort of Bean Goose.

Not being any kind of bird expert, I'll let someone else decide, what they might be.

See how the guy bird, is ignoring the gal ?

There's always the possibility, they are a married couple, is what I've been thinking.

From the Handbook of the World, check this out:

It's a scientific description for the female bird, pictured above.

"Taxonomy: Anas Fabalis

Closely related to A. brachyrhynchus, which has been considered a race of present species. Taxonomic treatment of this complex has varied: in addition to recognition of A. brachyrhynchus as a full species, some studies have advanced the case for treating race serrirostris (with rossicus) as a separate species, morphologically and reproductively distinct from the three taiga populations of present species; a subsequent phylogenetic review also recognized three species within the complex, but in this case A. brachyrhynchus, A. fabalis (including rossicus and serrirostris) and A. middendorffii (incorporating johanseni as a synonym). In view of the contradictory findings of these various studies, and the fact that races intergrade to an uncertain extent, it would seem safer for the time being to retain the widely recognized treatment of two species, A. brachyrhynchus and A. fabalis."

Go Birding Europe Give Some Interesting Facts

 

 

There are several photos of the Swan Goose and, a bit of history.

One Swan Goose image, shows a bit of orange coloring in the bird's bill.

And, there's a page of Domestic Swan Goose Hybrids but, none like this couple.

That would be alright, if we had a bird from China and one from Russia, visiting here.

If they got hooked up correctly, we may have some goose eggs, lying around somewhere.

And, when they hatch, we'll call them the Ryukyu Goose !