And the Canada goose, despite its fitting name and iconic v-shaped migratory formations, has its drawbacks as well. “They are…basically coating parks and golf courses with feces,” Bird says.

The feathers of young birds are gray, or a bluish color. Their feathers turn white as they get older, ... The snow goose is a water bird. It needs ground vegetation,” she said.

The diminutive gray jay beat out its more famous feathered friends, such as the Canada goose. ... the gray jay is a hearty bird that thrives in temperatures as cold as -30C.

The bird, which is known to many as the whisky jack, from an anglicization of a Cree-Ojibway word meaning mischievous prankster, appeared to be less popular than the Canada goose or snowy owl.

It was said that England was saved by the crooked stick (longbow) and the grey goose wing. Greylags mix resident breeding birds and those tens of thousands migrating in from Icelandic territories ...

On the Midway and in Jackson Park, it’s hard not to come across a flock of Canada geese, with their sharp, hissing beaks and black, white, and gray feathers.The birds are unfazed by humans, but don’t ...

According to the statement, Bar-headed Goose can be identified by their signature white and grey plumage and distinct black bars on the head coupled with orange-yellow beak and legs.