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The Difference between Ducks and Geese

By Jeffrey AllisonPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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While hiking on the trail one of the main questions you hear is " Is it a duck or goose?'' At the end of the day I figured why not write on it. To find out more plus help myself and other's get a better understanding in it's self. Now we can see if we can get more knowledge through internet search. At the bottom of the page there will be the sources I used to find out about it?

Alright when we get to it the main difference is size, but more on that later. Facts on a duck is that the weight is anywhere from two-five pounds. The male duck is normally called drake as where the female remains duck. An interesting fact is that like the alligators Ducks have a third eyelid that they use in the water, it is called nictitating membrane. The reason is to clean and protect the eye it is a thin transparent layer. They sleep while floating on the water for that peaceful night, except for the Muscovy duck which roost on the ground. Ducks even though cartoons have let down, have no teeth. They have a thin lining called lamellae which is a thin lining on the edge of their bill. Another night fact like an owl, but only they are semi-nocturnal and able to stay active through the night migrating and relocating. Ducks in the end are highly intelligent, but highly emotional creatures.

An Easy Day

As we have learned from the duck to make life a little easier and a lot more left to find out. While we look between duck and goose in our and there life. Now looking into the much bigger goose. What is the difference of the two. While we hike through it on each trail. We see them in the sky daily as we move around in our day to day life and in hunting season. Which is tastier and what is better the chicken and turkey or the duck and goose. Enough on that and now on to the goose.

Goose

A dame if we may have it is a nickname for a female goose or a geese at the end of the day. Knowing that it doubles more than twice the size of a duck. It fits right in to the waterfowl group as one of the largest, but no larger than the swan.

Swan

Coming to a close we have to wonder about the animal kingdom and in itself with how it effects on a daily basis. That we could also see the difference in nature and make it more easy as we explore in our everyday life and as we photograph with families on picnics and nature hikes! As I encourage you to live life to the fullest and not to leave nature out of it. Please if you have any request if may leave them in the comments below.

Thank you to all park rangers and to the groups that take care of the wild life and there preserves. I personally am glad to have a chance like many others out there to travel these trails and hiking paths and glad to get a glimpse of fresh air. I hope more people well be able to in the generations to come as they live life as a young adult I didn't have time to do this, So I hope each day more and more have a shot to fit it in on there Dailey routine. Have a great day and don't forget to look into "High Psychic". It is a page on mental illness and check out all the links to learn more, thank you again.

High Psychic-

https://vocal.media/psyche/high-psychic

Sources-

https://modernfarmer.com/2015/06/five-things-you-never-knew-about-ducks/

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/duck-vs-goose/#:~:text=The%20main%20difference%20between%20ducks,while%20geese%20weigh%20double%20that.

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/duck-teeth-a-look-inside-their-mouth/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/goose-bird

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Jeffrey Allison

Grew up in Oregon on the bay where I learn to seek adventure in life as my parents got divorce. Travelled the Americas to learn more and be vocal on it all.

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