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Geese Hang Around


 

Geese and other waterfowl are flying in and out of McNary Pond, feeding and resting to continue on their northward migrating journey. Those that flew into the McNary Education Center are hanging on our wetlands wall. Joining our Cackling goose are a Snow Goose, Ross Goose, and White-fronted Goose. And guess where you find the white front? Not on the breast where you normally think of as front, but on the face just above the orange beak. Well I suppose that is very close to the front. Just makes me wonder how these birds get their names. Nevertheless these are wonderful additions to the mounted specimens in our Center. Easier for visitors to identify and much more comfortable viewing than in the outside winds that threaten to blow the hair off the head. The opportunity to get a good closeup view for study is what science education is all about.

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