Canada Goose

The Canada Goose is a large wild goose with a distinctive black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body. Highly adaptable, they thrive in man-made habitats like golf courses and park ponds.

Dark brownish-black to grayish-black tip graduating into a lighter gray and fading to white at the fluffy base, featuring a prominent pale whitish-tan central rachis.

Pennaceous upper portion with tightly interlocked barbs and barbules, transitioning to a plumulaceous (fluffy downy) base.

Smooth and firm at the dark distal tip, becoming soft and downy near the proximal base. Matte finish.

Dark gray-brown distal end with a stark white downy base and a thick, pale whitish rachis.

Found in a wide variety of habitats near water, including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, agricultural fields, and urban parks.

Native to native arctic and temperate regions of North America, and has been successfully introduced to Europe, New Zealand, and other parts of the world.

Acts as an important herbivore shaping wetland and grassland plant communities, and serves as a prey species for large carnivores.

Other large waterfowl such as the Cackling Goose or domestic geese, which may have similar color tones but vary significantly in size.

Canada Geese mate for life and fly in a characteristic V-formation during migration to conserve energy.

Good condition, intact barbs, clean with no obvious fraying or parasitic damage.

Found it at pool park