Barnacle geese. Pair of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and their goslings. The female lays between 4 and 6 eggs once a year in a nest on a high cli

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Barnacle geese. Pair of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and their goslings. The female lays between 4 and 6 eggs once a year in a nest on a high cliff top, or rocky outcropping. The female incubates the eggs for 3 to 4 weeks, while the male collects food and protects the nest. A few hours after hatching the goslings are lead down from the precariously placed nests to feeding areas. Both parents, who mate for life, care for the young, which are able to fly after 6 weeks. Barnacle geese are found in coastal marshland in greenland and the arctic, they overwinter in Scotland. They feed on vegetation, roots and seeds, growing to 70 centimetres in length.

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