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Brant Goose
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What does a farmer call an escaped bird?
A loose goose.
Interesting Fact: Brant goose possess a highly developed salt gland that allows them to drink salt water. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/290/overview/Brant.aspx )
Good composition. Evocative.
Thank you very much. 🙂
We have something similar here in Victoria , australia…they are called Cape Barren geese……they also drink from the sea and inhabit the wild islands of Bass Strait.
.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Barren_goose
That is pretty cool, thank you for sharing this information with me, I love learning new things. I appreciate you stopping by. 🙂