CANADA GOOSE

FOOD


goose eating
a Canada Goose feeding on water plants

    FINDING FOOD (FEEDING HABITS)

  • bills are sensitive, used to "feel around" underwater for food
  • tooth-like spikes around the edges of the bills serve as strainers
  • graze (walk about on a grassy area or a field) or swim and dip under water for water plants (leaving tail and back end up and out of the water)
  • spend more than 12 hours a day eating
  • usually feed early in the morning or late in the afternoon

    WHAT DO CANADA GEESE EAT?

  • on land - grasses, marsh grass, berries, seeds
  • in water - pond plants, tubers, roots, algae
  • also feed on crops like clover, alfalfa, wheat, rye, corn, barley, oats and grain left in farmers' fields after the harvest


ENEMIES and PROTECTION



INTRODUCTION | DESCRIPTION | HABITAT | BEHAVIOR | NESTING | FOOD | ENEMIES | FLIGHT | OTHER FACTS



WEB PAGES FOR STUDENTS | CANADIAN WILDLIFE

J.Giannetta
jgiannet@hotmail.com
2003 (updated 2011)