Tundra Bean Goose
Taken at Musselburgh on 29th January 2012 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
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Tundra Bean Goose.
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Local Names:		 Anser serriro.
Anseriformes.
Anatidae.
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Close to marshes and lakes with plenty of
vegetation to conceal the nest.
These birds feed mainly by diving, but they will dabble.
They eat molluscs, aquatic insects and some plants
and sometimes feed at night
Black on the head, neck, breast and back and white on the sides.
It has a small crest and a yellow eye.
40-47 cms.
Starts May.
8-11
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