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FEATHER TALK CANADA GOOSE |
Sometimes large numbers of goose flight feathers will appear along a marshland dyke. The Canada Goose, along with most waterfowl species, molt all of their flight feathers at once resulting in a short flightless condition. This strategy would be very detrimental to most birds as they would not be able to obtain food, or escape predators. However, waterfowl can continue to feed in the marshlands and avoid predators by remaining in the water, or disappearing in heavy bulrush or cattail cover. Then all their flight feathers are fresh and strong for a long fall migration.
We complain about the mess left on our golf courses and in our urban parks by geese who have adapted so well to what we have provided. However, I suspect the complaints would become much louder if our elected officials proposed to harvest these surplus birds and sell them as human food. |
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