Help identifying a duck or goose.

Help identifying a duck or goose.

AASG [Member]

9/30/2011 5:39:39 PM

My mom saw this "thing" out in the pasture with her domestic geese last night and it's still there today, it is kinda grey and at first looks like a duck, but then stands up and has really long legs but it's neck is somewhere between duck and goose length. I don't have a picture yet. I'm guessing it's wild, because there's no houses around there for it to come from.

booniestomper [Member]

9/30/2011 8:31:02 PM

heron?

benjio [Member]

10/1/2011 1:09:06 AM

Originally Posted By booniestomper:
heron?

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AASG [Member]

10/1/2011 12:53:53 PM

Originally Posted By benjio:

Originally Posted By booniestomper:
heron?

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NO! It has a duck bill. Like I said it looks like a duck or a young goose and it's kinda grey like our domestic geese, but it is small like a duck, but has longer legs and a mid length neck.
This was the closest thing I could find, but they don't even live around here. http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-id/west-indian-whistling-duck
"The West Indian whistling duck is a large goose-like duck with relatively long legs"

AASG [Member]

10/1/2011 12:54:37 PM

Originally Posted By benjio:

Originally Posted By booniestomper:
heron?

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Dashterry [Member]

10/4/2011 3:57:33 PM

It might just be a juvenile goose. They get tall and skinny before filling out and changing color. Even Canadian geese look odd at that stage.

Quantum77 [Team Member]

10/7/2011 12:33:06 AM

Could be a mother fucking Cthulhu.