{"id":4474,"date":"2012-03-23T17:33:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T00:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2012-03-24T07:10:22","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T14:10:22","slug":"leucistic-goose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=4474","title":{"rendered":"Leucistic goose"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On March 3, Derek Kite reported a leucistic goose on the Lake. Today, I also saw it, but now with its mate.<\/p>\n

Leucism describes a defect in cells where patches on the body’s surface lack pigment. The Canada Goose we each saw showed white on its crown and a portion of the neck.<\/p>\n

Will this mating produce leucistic goslings? It is not possible to tell at this time.<\/p>\n

This female leucistic goose seems posed to mate with a normal male.
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