Chinese Goose

[Dave Butcher]

This is another bird that I shot this past weekend at Sunset park. This is a:

CHINESE GOOSE

The Chinese Goose is basically a domesticated animal but I have seen them in the wild around Las Vegas. At Floyd Lamb State Park, Sunset Park, and the Bird Sanctuary in Henderson, Nv. This beautiful bird was just hanging out near the RC Boat ramp at Sunset Park and as long as you did not get really close to him he did not move.

 

[Asher Kelman]

This is another bird that I shot this past weekend at Sunset park. This is a:

CHINESE GOOSE

The Chinese Goose is basically a domesticated animal but I have seen them in the wild around Las Vegas. At Floyd Lamb State Park, Sunset Park, and the Bird Sanctuary in Henderson, Nv. This beautiful bird was just hanging out near the RC Boat ramp at Sunset Park and as long as you did not get really close to him he did not move.

What is the function of that radar-like dome on its forehead?

Reminds me of such structure in some dinosaurs!


Asher

 

[Dave Butcher]

I am not really sure what the structure on the top of the head is for. The one thing that I do know is that males have a larger one.

 

[Asher Kelman]

There's a pair, the craze of Chinese internet, where two geese kiss goodbye prior to going to be slaughtered!

These are fascinating creature, easy to breed and can be used a guards for one's property as they sound the alarm when intruders come on the property. Apparently, the knobs on the heads are subject to freezing, so we need to look after them in really hard winters! More here, but no description of the function of the knob! Maybe it's just the gander's sign of manhood and dominance! I found a nice article here on the knob, but again no functional clues!

Asher