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I'm
with Paul. It is my suspicion based on that populations exist for a while then
disappear and then more are released or escape, that this is what happens. It is
surely cheaper to release them on public lakes and not have the inconvenience of
them in your backyard and let the local children feed them, than to pay for
their housing and feeding. Then after a while go and catch your goose. And why
not, we can't have failed to notice the debate over shooting of wild ducks.
Surely obtaining a tame but free goose is much easier (and
bigger).
Philip
Personally, I would not be at
all disappointed if some deserving family ate them.
Cheers
Paul
Paul Fennell
Editor Annual Bird Report
COG Databases Manager
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From: Nick Payne [
Sent:
Monday, 8 April 2013 7:54 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Do (or
how do) people record the Greylag geese on LBG
Are you referring to the geese next to the bikepath on
Molonglo Reach, just near the rowing boatsheds opposite Duntroon? There's a
small flock of them who seem to have taken up permanent residence there - we've
been seeing them for a couple of months now, every time we ride on the bikepath
that goes past there, which is once or twice a week.
On 07/04/13 21:55,
John Brown wrote:
Now
to my question. I saw several of what appeared to be Greylag Geese on LBG.
They don't appear in birdata.com.au on
LBG, and are absent from the Wilson/COG, 1999 list, although the later
includes Domestic Goose as an 'unusual bird'. I am wondering if/how local
birders record these geese?
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