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.

Ducks or geese are actually shelduck?

To the Wadden Sea coast of Germany is unique with its distinctive and colorful plumage of their contradictory name called Shelduck. While it is because of her long neck and a homogeneous coloration of males and females falsely declared as a goose, but speak their special way, and her outward appearance pairing clearly as a designation of duck. Nonetheless, has over the years, the Shelduck and not enforced the Shelduck. The Shelduck is a family of ducks and geese is related to the half. Its scientific name is Tardona Tardona.

In their mature stage reach the shelducks cm body length 59-66 cm and a wing span between 110 and 132. While the maximum weight of the male experience, is about 1.5 pounds, the females with about 850 g of a relatively lighter build. Her bright red beak is in complete contrast to her other colorful appearance and is one of their special physical characteristics. Brandgoose eat normally exclusively of mollusks such as snails or mussels. They are largely dependent on the tide turned, as a necessary search for food can only be done at a low tide. When a flood is pull back the fire geese on nearby sand banks, while they wait for the low water.

The VOLUME of the males and females vary significantly. While the males have a very high reputation, give the females a relatively deep sound, to attract their partners. partnerships between male and female geese fire occur relatively early. While the females hatch in most cases, in their second or third year, the males begin their reproduction until the fourth or fifth year. Hatch after the first four weeks of experience, eight to twelve eggs laid. The young leave after a very early time her parental custody and in turn begin a partnership. The fire geese are to be found mainly on the European coasts, during the breeding season or Tidenhochwassers they pull back but to nearby bays and estuaries. In Germany they are on the coasts of North and Baltic Sea food. Even the geese wintering areas of the fire are on the north coast. Migratory birds during their migration as they are mainly at night on the road.

The collapse of the Shelduck population in recent decades has led to the Shelduck in the majority of northern and central European countries over the whole year are protected. As their average life expectancy is only about five years, these security measures are also necessary.