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goose-grass
ˈgoose-grass Forms: α. see goose and grass. β. 6–8 erron. goose-grease. The popular name of various plants, most of which are or were formerly used as food for geese. 1. Silver-weed (Potentilla Anserina).a 1387 Sinon. Barthol. (Anecd. Oxon.) 41 Tanacetum album, gosegresse. c 1400 Med. Wks. 15th C. (...
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Goosegrass
Goosegrass (sometimes goose grass) is a common name for several grasses, sedges, and annual herbs. Goosegrass may refer to:
Acrachne, genus of grass
Carex eleusinoides, goosegrass sedge
Carex lenticularis, goosegrass sedge
Eleusine, genus of grass
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Greylag goose
During the winter they occupy semi-aquatic habitats, estuaries, marshes and flooded fields, feeding on grass and often consuming agricultural crops. Short, actively growing grass is more nutritious and greylag geese are often found grazing in pastures with sheep or cows.
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Faroese goose
The Faroese goose (Føroyska Gásin in Faroese) is probably the oldest form of tame goose in Europe and possibly the direct descendants of the tame geese From May to October one can see flocks of geese walking freely in the outfields, where they feed on the short summer grass without any supplementary feeding
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Kelp goose
During breeding it feeds on grass and in winter sometimes on berries. During the summer, 100 or more non-breeding geese may gather on the shore. It builds a nest of grass lined with down, on the mainland near somewhat inland freshwater lakes and on the Falklands close to the shore.
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Brant (goose)
In recent decades, it has started using agricultural land a short distance inland, feeding extensively on grass and winter-sown cereals. The nest is bowl-shaped, lined with grass and down, in an elevated location, often near a small pond.
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Magpie goose
They eat mostly vegetation such as dry grass blades, grass seeds, spike rush bulbs and wild rice. New Guinea
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Egyptian goose
During the winter, they are widely dispersed within river valleys, where they feed on short grass and cereals. of Southern African Birds
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Egyptian goose
Birds of Africa
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Egyptian goose
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أسماء القمر حسب الأشهر الشمسية
فبراير: الراكون، البقع العارية على الأرض) February: Raccoon, Bare Spots on the Ground
(مارس/آذار: الرياح، العشب القصير، التهاب العين) March: Wind, Little Grass , Sore-Eye
(أبريل/نيسان: البط، بيض الإوز) April: Ducks, Goose-Eggs
(مايو/أيار: العشب الأخضر، جذور الأغذية) May: Green Grass, Root-Food
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Canada goose
It feeds by grasping a blade of grass with the bill, then tearing it with a jerk of the head. Canada geese prefer lawn grass in urban areas. They usually graze in open areas with wide clearance to avoid potential predators.
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Atlantic Canada goose
The Atlantic Canada goose (Branta canadensis canadensis) is the nominate subspecies of Canada goose, residing in much of the east coast of North America Nests are located in grass near water in a raised location.
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Shetland goose
This was to rid the grass of parasites, such as the liver fluke, to prepare it for grazing by sheep. References
See also
List of goose breeds
Shetland animal breeds
Goose breeds
Goose breeds originating in Scotland
Goose breeds originating in the United
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Ross's goose
Behavior
Ross's geese form large nesting colonies on islands in shallow lakes and adjacent mainland, building nests on the ground made of twigs, leaves, grass Ross's goose
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Birds of the Arctic
Birds of Canada
Migratory birds (Western Hemisphere)
Ross's goose
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Orinoco goose
There are some reports of nesting on the ground in dense grass but that strategy appears rare. References
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Orinoco goose
Orinoco goose
Birds of Venezuela
Birds of the Guianas
Birds of the Amazon rainforest
Orinoco goose
Birds of Brazil
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Chloephaga
The genus name comes from the combination of the Ancient Greek khloē meaning "grass" with -phagos meaning "-eating". embedded in the genus Chloephaga:
Based on this result, some authorities place the Orinoco goose together with the Andean goose in the resurrected genus
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