在我家附近的公园里，经常可以看到一只白鹅与野鸭及灰雁在一起游荡。
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/1IMG_9303a1.jpg?t=1203867753

这只白鹅似乎是只老鹅。它不是天鹅，长的样子倒是象家鹅，但是会飞。
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/2IMG_9616a1.jpg?t=1203867814

它的体型甚至比加拿大雁还大一些
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/3Picture-384a1.jpg?t=1203867869

有时候它独自在湖里游来游去
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/4IMG_9296a1.jpg?t=1203867958

独往独来似乎也怡然自得
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/5IMG_4285a2-1.jpg?t=1203975163
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/10-4.jpg?t=1204759862

金鹅独立湖底石
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/6Picture-902a1-1.jpg?t=1203975955

顾影自怜
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/7IMG_3173a1-1.jpg?t=1203975680

沐浴爱羽
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/8IMG_9624aa2.jpg?t=1203868106

从鹅头鹅嘴能看出它的年龄吗？
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/9Picture-907a1.jpg?t=1203868185

它在湖中相当活跃，不时地飞起飞落
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/10IMG_6399a1.jpg?t=1203868252

湖中的其它水禽都是成群成对儿，只有这只白鹅独自一个。
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/11Picture-392a1.jpg?t=1203868305

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/12Picture-396a1.jpg?t=1203868419

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/13Picture-426a1.jpg?t=1203868434

它常与大雁们嬉戏
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/15-3.jpg?t=1204760001
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/14IMG_6403a2.jpg?t=1203868468

甚至与之争强好胜
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/15IMG_6400a1.jpg?t=1203868479

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/16Picture-656a1.jpg?t=1203869444
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/qqqny/oct07/20081/19-3.jpg?t=1204759888

遍查北美Goose的图谱，找不到它的出处。这很可能是一只被放生了的宠物鹅。至于来自何处就不得而知了，看它的样子倒有几分象中国的家鹅。