Egyptian Geese

Walking out of the house to  the car park yesterday, I saw these two birds on a dead tree stump in my neighbor's garden. 

 

 Egyptian Geese 

The Egyptian goose is believed to be most closely related to the shelducks. 

It swims well, and in flight looks heavy, more like a goose than a duck, hence the English name.

The sexes of this species are identical in plumage but the males average slightly larger. There is a fair amount of variation in plumage tone, with some birds grayer and others browner, but this is not sex- or age-related. 

A large part of the wings of mature birds is white, but in repose the white is hidden by the wing coverts. When it is aroused, either in alarm or aggression, the white begins to show. In flight or when the wings are fully spread in aggression, the white is conspicuous.

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