The lives of Geese

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland today for thousands of farmers worry about lead that flock of geese can be a carefree life - day after day, year after year.

The idiosyncratic nature of the pink-footed geese

The pink-footed geese geese belong to the field from the family of ducks. She lives in more northern regions such as Iceland, Greenland and northern Scandinavia and breeds in the various waters of the Arctic tundra. In the cold season, the pink-footed geese migrate to their wintering areas, which are located in Central Europe, on the North and Baltic Seas and in the UK.

Particularly abundant, it is then represented in the coastal areas of Belgium and the Netherlands. As pink-footed geese are very social animals, they are found mainly in the winter in very large groups. Like nearly all the geese are eating pink-footed geese of various species of grasses, plants and herbs. Preferably, they also eat clover and dandelions. They usually go in large groups to waters in search of food. If they are traveling in greater numbers, they can eventually cause major damage to the environment. Adult footed geese can be up to 75cm tall. Your maximum wingspan is about 1.5 m with a total weight of about 2.5 kg. On the flanks, the wings on his back and the animals are gray with bright spring peaks. The head is dark brown with a short black beak, which is the namesake for this species of goose. The feathers below the belly and the rump are white.

Characteristic of the Kurschnabelgans are the pink legs, which are typical of this kind. Like all field goose-footed geese are their lives one faithful partner, unless the partner dies or the animals are separated from each other by other circumstances. In early April to mid-Ma begins the mating season of pink-footed geese. The breeding places are created in small colonies. In June, usually takes place the eggs. The nest may consist of up to seven eggs, but are normally about four to six eggs. The incubation of the eggs lasts about a month. The chicks hatch and are precocial than within two months raised by both parents, with the male usually accepts only the protector of the family. Even after learning of their ability to fly, the young stay until the next breeding season in the parents.

Then they find themselves their own partners. The life expectancy of pink-footed geese can be up to 20 years, an age, but this can be achieved only under especially favorable circumstances.