Do these geese have one leg or are the legs tucked into the body?

I have seen some geese with a foot missing before and they did quite well.

Pretty impressive. Hard to tell from that angle, but does seem common for birds to stand around on one leg like that.


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Bird yoga. I caught this one hiding the leg.

most birds stand like that, walk towards them and they will drop the other and take off. i have also saw some with parts of their legs missing, guessing catgut (fishing line).

nickt said:

Bird yoga. I caught this one hiding the leg.


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This one has a Wooden peg leg.

Don Kuykendall said:

This one has a Wooden peg leg.

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your post Don made me think of this oldie, seen this more than a few times @mikew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJleJbn9G6Y
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Roy1961 said:

your post Don made me think of this oldie, seen this more than a few times @mikew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJleJbn9G6Y

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Cant get the link to work.

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Cant get the link to work.

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I fixed it for Roy

It is quite funny

Roy1961 said:

your post Don made me think of this oldie, seen this more than a few times @mikew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJleJbn9G6Y
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Shhhh, don't mention Rolf!

In answer to the question its all to do with heat loss. Birds tuck one leg into their bodies to keep it warm and so they lose half as much heat through their unfeathered and uninsulated exposed foot and leg

and if they do this over here Jay in 100 deg its to keep them cool? lol

Roy1961 said:

and if they do this over here Jay in 100 deg its to keep them cool? lol

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It gets warmer there than i thought, 100 degrees!!? that's boiling point!!! That said, my Granny would still have her cardigan on! Dunno about California geese, they just might be damn lazy

100 deg F is when summer starts. usually late July to Oct, we are overdue a 120+ summer. Loving this cool wet weather we are having now.