The feathers could be saved from geese or ducks being prepared for cooking.
The Suchovy goose was selected in 80th years of 20th century from locally present domestic geese.
Everything from geese in the intakes to pilot error was cited.
This ranges from chickens and geese to large work horses and oxen.
The island of Islay hosts spectacular birdlife from geese to eagles to the rare chough.
Although the down feathers of various species of wildfowl, gulls and other seabirds have historically been used for insulation, most now come from domestic geese.
Her images depict a feast for the eye, where the only honking sound comes from wild geese.
Mr. Pacheco said down, most of which is produced in Europe, is painfully pulled by the handful from live geese.
Expensive down comes from happy geese in cold climates of known origin and with good marketing capacity.
I don't think anybody's thinking there's too much risk associated with the bacteria from geese," he said.