Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus). Hours old gosling. Just left cover of brooding mother for first time. Egg tooth tip.


Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus). Hours old gosling. Just left cover of brooding mother for first time. Egg tooth on tip of bill still in place. An example of precocial and nidifugous young.


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