Wild Geese Birds and Ducks at Lake Geneva of Switzerland

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The real goose (Anserini) are birds that in the classical system as a tribe within the subfamily of geese (Anserinae) and the family of ducks (Anatidae) are performed. They include the two classic genres of the sea geese ( Branta ) and field geese ( Anser ).

The total of fifteen species varying in color from black and gray or brown. Males and females are very similar in color. They have a relatively long neck and long legs can through the medium, the centrally located beneath the body, running relatively quickly.
All fifteen species live in the northern hemisphere.

All real geese show a ritualized mating behavior before actual copulation. The expulsion of a rival bird pair is often demonstrated by a triumphant demonstration outside. The bond between male and female is usually life-long. Only the female is, however, the nesting involved.

Most species Europe, of Asia and 's North America are migratory wild. Different species of geese are mainly vegetarian, some species may even harm to farmers grazing their fields. Small are called goslings. The term gander applies only to male domestic geese. Several species of geese were domesticated. The Greylag Goose ( Anser anser ) is the origin of the European races, but in Asia the Swan Goose ( Anser cygnoides ) has an equally long history. Breeds of domestic geese are therefore from these two species irrespective or their hybrids are not sterile.

The Geese of Meidum, Egypt, is one of the oldest representations of geese. Aphrodite has repeatedly been shown in a chariot drawn by white geese or swans, but the ancient Greeks goose or swan carry the same symbolic. In Gauls is Belisama which is shown riding a goose. In Romans, the goose is associated with the cult of Minerva.

Eating a goose on St. Martin is a tradition in the north of Europe is to eat a goose on the day of St. Martin, namely November 11, at a time when the geese are fatter. Legend has it that Saint Martin of Tours, to avoid being named bishop was hiding among the geese, but he had been betrayed by their cackling. This tradition originated in Austria. For poor people, often expensive goose is replaced by another bird.

Place market geese in Sarlat-la-Caneda is a venue for fairs until xix th century. There are less than 30 years, was sold on this site these animals backyard. From this period date three geese bronze animal sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne that adorn this place now become iconic figures of Sarlat. It is now impossible to side goose white, mascot of the region that brings to Sarlat-la-Caneda part of its gastronomic identity.

The Lake Geneva ( French Lac Léman, Le Léman, Lac de Genève ) is the largest French-Swiss lake and lies on the border between the French-speaking Switzerland in the south-west of Switzerland and the region Rhône-Alpes in the East France. The south-western tip of the lake belongs to the Swiss Canton of Geneva, the North Shore to the Swiss Canton of Vaud and the south bank largely to the French department of Haute-Savoie. Besides having the canton of Valais a small part of the eastern south shore. The lake is in Haut Lac, Grand Lac and Petit Lac divided.

Two major Swiss cities are located on the shores of Lake Geneva: On the southwest tip is the capital of the canton of Geneva, on the north shore of Lausanne, the capital of the canton Waadt / Vaud (VD). Other internationally famous cities are Montreux and Vevey on the northeastern shore. Largest French city on Lake Geneva is Thonon-les-Bains, the most famous Evian-les-Bains.

Compared with many ducks geese have a low to absolutely no gender dimorphism. They are usually larger and long-necked as ducks. The food of geese is mostly vegetable. Swans feed on usually by searching the river bottom for water plants while real geese feed on grasses and seeds in the country. The boys of the true geese, however, are insectivores.

Geese are life-long monogamous. When swans and chickens also goose the male is responsible for nesting, this task as the breeding takes over at the real geese alone as the female. The Black Swan is the only goose, in which the male participates in the business of breeding and even a brood patch has.

Among the eye-catching behaviors on the catch and wintering grounds include a pronounced diurnal rhythm.

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