Date: 2/25/26 6:15 am From: Donald Dehm via groups.io <donalddehm...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Hybrid Snow Goose?
Ken,
This has the color patterns of a Juvenile Intermediate Morph Snow Goose,
perhaps molting into adulthood, or approaching a molting stage.
Intermediate morph snow geese are rare variations between the white (light)
and blue (dark) color phases, featuring a unique blend of plumage, such as
a white head/belly with a heavily mottled or gray-brown back. They are not
a separate species but a result of incomplete dominance in plumage genes,
exhibiting a "brindled" or intermediate gray-brown, white, and dusky look.
Donald Dehm
*Key Characteristics of Intermediate Morph Snow Geese*
- *Appearance:* They are not fully white (light phase) nor dark
grey-blue (blue phase), but show a, blotchy, "brindled" mixture of grey,
brown, and white feathers.
- *Head/Neck:* Often exhibit a white head with a dark, mottled, or
gray-brown neck, distinguishing them from the dark-bodied/white-headed blue
phase.
- *Bill and Legs:* Like all snow geese, they possess a pink bill with a
black "grin patch" and pink legs.
- *Occurrence:* They are less common than either the white or blue
morphs and are produced when the two forms interbreed.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 00:11 john cole via groups.io <johnb_cole=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
