2020
SK6340 : Let's have a gander
taken 4 years ago, near to Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England
Let's have a gander
A greylag goose at Netherfield Lagoons fixes a beady eye on the photographer.
It seems likely that the phrase 'to have a gander' results from the way that geese extend their neck like this when having a look around. I think this is either feral or a domestic escape as it was happy to stay close to me which is not normal wild goose behaviour. There was a flock in the neighbourhood, but this one was solitary.
It seems likely that the phrase 'to have a gander' results from the way that geese extend their neck like this when having a look around. I think this is either feral or a domestic escape as it was happy to stay close to me which is not normal wild goose behaviour. There was a flock in the neighbourhood, but this one was solitary.
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- Grid Square
- SK6340, 74 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan Murray-Rust (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 22 December, 2020 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 6369 4024 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:57.3458N 1:3.2039W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SK 6370 4023
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
