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The word "goose" is a direct descendent of Proto-Indo-European root, *ghans-. In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandres (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, and gosling, respectively), Frisian goes, gies and guoske, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gās.
This term also gave Lithuanian žąsìs, Irish gé (goose, from Old Irish géiss), Latin anser, Greek χήν/khēn, Dutch gans, Albanian gatë (heron), Sanskrit hamsa and hamsi, Finnish hanhi, Avestan zāō, Polish gęś, Ukrainian гуска and гусак, Russian гусыня and гусь, Czech husa, and Persian ghāz.
The term goose applies to the female in particular, while gander applies to the male in particular. Young birds before fledging are called goslings. The collective noun for a group of geese on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump.
Chinese geese, the domesticated form of the swan goose
The three living genera of true geese are: Anser, grey geese, including the greylag goose, and domestic geese; Chen, white geese (often included in Anser); and Branta, black geese, such as the Canada goose.
Two genera of "geese" are only tentatively placed in the Anserinae; they may belong to the shelducks or form a subfamily on their own: Cereopsis, the Cape Barren goose, and Cnemiornis, the prehistoric New Zealand goose. Either these or, more probably, the goose-like Coscoroba swan is the closest living relative of the true geese.
Fossils of true geese are hard to assign to genus; all that can be said is that their fossil record, particularly in North America, is dense and comprehensively documents many different species of true geese that have been around since about 10 million years ago in the Miocene. The aptly named Anser atavus (meaning "progenitor goose") from some 12 million years ago had even more plesiomorphies in common with swans. In addition, some goose-like birds are known from subfossil remains found on the Hawaiian Islands.
Geese are monogamous, living in permanent pairs throughout the year; however, unlike most other permanently monogamous animals, they are territorial only during the short nesting season. Paired geese are more dominant and feed more, two factors that result in more young.
Other birds called "geese"
Cape Barren goose
Some mainly Southern Hemisphere birds are called "geese", most of which belong to the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. These are:
Orinoco goose, Neochen jubata
Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus
The South American sheldgeese, genus Chloephaga
The prehistoric Malagasy sheldgoose, Centrornis majori
The spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis, is most closely related to the shelducks, but distinct enough to warrant its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.
The blue-winged goose, Cyanochen cyanopterus, and the Cape Barren goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae, have disputed affinities. They belong to separate ancient lineages that may ally either to the Tadorninae, Anserinae, or closer to the dabbling ducks (Anatinae).
The three species of small waterfowl in the genus Nettapus are named "pygmy geese". They seem to represent another ancient lineage, with possible affinities to the Cape Barren goose or the spur-winged goose.
A genus of prehistorically extinct seaducks, Chendytes, is sometimes called "diving-geese" due to their large size.[5]
The unusual magpie goose is in a family of its own, the Anseranatidae.
The northern gannet, a seabird, is also known as the "Solan goose", although it is a bird unrelated to the true geese, or any other Anseriformes for that matter.
Well-known sayings about geese include:
To "have a gander" is to examine something in detail.
"What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" means that what is appropriate treatment for one person is equally appropriate for someone else.
Saying that someone's "goose is cooked" means that they have suffered, or are about to suffer, a terrible setback or misfortune.
"Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs," derived from an old fable, is a saying referring to any greed-motivated, unprofitable action that destroys or otherwise renders a favorable situation useless.
"A wild goose chase" is a useless, futile waste of time and effort.
There is a legendary old woman called Mother Goose who wrote nursery rhymes for children.
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Direct Rail Services Class 37/4 No. 37422 "Victorious" crosses Dinting Viaduct with the 1Z42 12:40 Rose Hill Marple to Crewe T.M.D. (E) leg of the Branch Line Society's "The Primary Colours" railtour on 4th July 2021.
Direct Rail Services Class 37, 37261, stabled at Barrow Hill having been stripped of parts prior to scrapping?
Direct Rail Services' 37716 (with 68016 on the rear) are seen passing Denton School crossing (just west of Gilsland) working 6Z60 1323 Seaton-on-Tees to Crewe Coal Sidings nuclear flask on the afternoon of Monday 9th May 2016.
This is the first time a Class 68 locomotive has appeared on the Seaton working; the inward light engine 0E44 this morning had the '68' leading. Various other '68s' have appeared on the Tyne Valley prior to now, however. Notably 68007 on a route refresh trip to Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe and 68003 on an empty stock Northern Belle to Craigentinny.
Two minutes early on the approach to the 619yd. Belmont Tunnel after the massive tree clearance alongside the 'old' road to Anglesey ,via Telford's suspension bridge. How did we manage without the A55 over the Britannia bridge!
Direct Rail Services Class 66 No. 67305 is seen here passing Maryhill Station Platform 1 with service 6K05 which was the 13:19 Singer to Millerhill S.S.
[Network Rail/EWS JNA/MLA Open Wagon Engineers Train 'Loaded with Spoiled Ballast'].
Direct Rail Services (DRS) Class 37's 609 & 603 run top and tail with Network Rail test train coaching stock as 1Q42 1100 Exeter Riverside N.Y. to Crewe, seen in the fine rain approaching Taunton.
37609 is seen in the latest DRS livery.
Ex First London / Tower Transit Enviro 400 DN33776 (SN12 AVR) now operates for City Direct as 12-G-7463 and is seen in Galway, 12th July, 2023.
Direct Rail Services class 88 no. 88002 roars down the Trent Valley line at Grendon working 4S45 Daventry- Mossend John G. Russell liner on 1st June 2020.
Direct Rail Services Vossloh/Caterpillar UK Light Class 68s 68003 'Astute' and 68007 'Valiant' diesel-electric locomotives at Nethertown on the Cumbrian coast railway line with 6C98 the 08:47 Carlisle Kingmoor to BNFL Sellafield nuclear flask train.
Direct Rail Services Class 88, 88010 Aurora about to pass through Hartford working 4S44 Daventry to Mossend, taken 13th July 2020
DRS - Direct Rail Services Class 57/0 No.s 57010 FEA's 642019/041 & 57009 power away from Ely Cathedral at Dock Junction with the 1502 Norwich Cpt. - Stowmarket leg of 3S01 0920 Stowmarket DGL - Stowmarket DGL via Ely, Lynn, Norwich & Acle 'RHTT' - Railhead Treatment Train on the 23.10.2014.
Batman. It was dark and foggy. Batman was in the car with me. He had been in the car for the past week, waiting for something.
Direct Rail Services loco 37714 was stored at Barrow Hill Roundhouse when pictured on 15/11/2015. The loco has since entered preservation and is currently based at the Great Central Railway.
I took this a week too early for the utata weekend project "lines", but it would have fit the bill, being a poster for a regular air line.
I had to take it at an angle to avoid the reflections of lamps in the glass - it's on display at the history museum, Musée d'Histoire de Lausanne.
The two main roads leading down from the airport to the city centre are still there (Plaines du Loup and Avenue du Grey). All the greenery in between is now covered in apartment blocks apart from the football fields which are now being built on, too. But what I love is that my street is there, with some old houses on it - possibly the one that was demolished for my building.
The red airport buildings on the right have mostly been replaced by modern ones; those on the left have gone; that whole area is being developed as a huge sports centre.
Direct Rail Services Class 37/6 37604 diesel-electric locomotive powers away from Braystones station and approaches Nethertown request stop station on the Cumbrian coast railway line with 2C41 the 14:37 Barrow in Furness to Carlisle service. Class mate 37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' is on the rear of this train.
... Ga niet langs "Start".
Dit is de route-aanduiding op de bestemmingsfim van motorwagen 948 van de Georgia Power Company in Atlanta. De aangegeven eindbestemming is het US Government Federal Prison. In 1892 is het tramnet in Atlanta geëlectrificeerd. Tien jaar later werd het grote gevangeniscomplex geopend. Het was destijds de grootste federale gevengenis in de Verenigde Staten met cellen voor 3000 gedetineerden. De bekendste gevangene was de leider van de Chicago Outfit; Al Capone.
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An Alaska State Trooper directs traffic away from the fire zone in North Pole Alaska. This particular Trooper is a very good friend of mine. When I worked at 40-Mile Air in Fairbanks, this young man was still in High School and he worked for me part-time. He always wanted to be in law enforcement, and he is now living his dream. He is a very fine young man. Keep up the good work Trooper Dooley.
Direct Rail Services’ 88009 ‘Diana’ at Carlisle with 1Z88 Carlisle-Crewe, Branchline Society’s “Gourock Growler” charter