Canada Goose - In Winter
by Nikolyn McDonald
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Canada Goose - In Winter
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Nikolyn McDonald
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A Canada goose, Branta Canadensis, steps gingerly across the ice on a small midwestern lake. I have always wondered why geese often walk, sit, and even sleep on frozen surfaces. I did a little research and the consensus seems to be that it’s primarily because they are safer from predators on water than in a field, and that is true even in winter when the water freezes. Here’s an interesting fact I came across: their feet can’t freeze and the circulation through their feel actually transfers warm blood up into their bodies. The habit these birds have of standing on one leg with the other tucked up under their body is also related to this fact.
Featured: Wildlife; Ducks, Geese and Swans
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February 12th, 2018
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