Some of you are regularly blessed (?) with Canada Geese. They are very large birds which can be a cause for concern. We experienced an incident once where we were on a bridge overlooking our harbour, and were watching a flock taking off towards us. They were gaining height rapidly when air turbulence caused by neighbouring buildings triggered a rapid loss of height … as they were still approaching us. For a few moments I thought we would have to drop down behind the concrete wall along the edge of the bridge, but they all recovered sufficient height to go over our heads and went on their way. The other thing about Canada Geese is that they are prolific poopers!
Those of you who are not in Canada, but are visited by Canada Geese, may enjoy the pics below which were taken yesterday and today (11th). You may even enjoy the sheer volume of this large, heavy and prolific pooper that lives here, and it would not surprise me if you were glad that you do not get so many!
Note: The lake is flat, so those dark lines in the distance are not waves … but more and more Canada Geese!
If they all took flight at the same time, the noise from their wing flapping together with their “honking” would be very prominent, in total contrast with an otherwise peaceful setting.
Breathtaking!
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Wow on all of the geese! Makes for nice pictures! 🙂 I would feel a little intimidated if came swooping towards me. But one advantage to being short, wouldn’t have to duck as much! 🙂
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The visits stopped a long time ago…they’re permanent green card holders now! Yes indeed, they are most prolific poopers. I visited a city lake recently and they were similarly hanging out near the shoreline. I felt bad for the homes across the street from the lake. Lots and lots of sidewalk cleaning. 😉
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The pleasures of Mother Nature! 🙂
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Yes, something akin to that!
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Wow, so many geese! It is a sight to see in the photo but yes, a little disturbing when they are coming towards you. Oh, yes, the poops. I remember when we visited a beautiful park close to where we lived in Williamsville. You could barely walk because everything was covered with geese and duck poop. The closer you got to the pond the worse it got.
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Nothing’s perfect is it!!!!! 🙂
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Right! But right that was special since I may remember only or even more because of the geese poops… lol
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Yup! It’s bit like scandal and celebs, in that we may not think much of what they did … but we’ll never forget them! 🙂
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Haha, good example 😄
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In the town next to me there is a large farm that runs parallel to the main road. After harvest every fall, the field is filled with Canada Geese in quantities similar to those in your picture. And who among us so enriched, has not enjoyed the graceful, but noisy, formations in the sky. I checked it once and they travel about 40 miles per hour but with a tailwind can reach speeds up to 70.
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They are certainly a very impressive bird, and so graceful (and vocal) when in flight! 🙂
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Nice scene for sure. The geese migrate through SE Alaska each year. We love sound of a flock flying in formation.
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They’re certainly very impressive when flying in their “V” formation … and the sound of a large flock has to be heard doesn’t it! 🙂
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We came upon a flock of about 100 of them, at a lake shore, when we were visiting Maine. I remember there being poop all over the place, and having to step carefully. They were very shy, and when I came within about 50 feet, they all took off. They’re beautiful birds.
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They probably had an issue with Unicorns! 🙂
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They might be jealous of their rainbow-colored poop.
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We get them here. Once in a while they will wander into a yard. I had them at my last house which was odd because I didn’t have a large yard nor did I have any water. At this house with the pond I’m more likely to get a mallard couple to court in my pond.
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Couples are nice … but a few hundred geese???? 🙂
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My pond is 5 ft x 11 ft. They would overwhelm for sure.
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We get them a plenty here, they a bullies too and not above giving you a peck if you dare to feed them ….and are not as quick as they would like 💜😁
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Yes they can be very aggressive if necessary. I remember having a similar experience in UK with a swan! Another large (and aggressive when necessary) bird! 🙂
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Oh! Yes I have been chased by a swan ….
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I have heard that they will “whack” you with their neck, and can cause a lot of damage as they have very strong necks. True? I don’t know, but it seems to make sense! 🙂
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Yes indeed it is very true the Swan can break a man/ woman’s leg or arm, and do serious damage to dogs and cats ! I treat them with a lot of respect 💜
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Yes … I can imagine you do. 🙂
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Hi Colin, We have five resident Canada geese, but every year we have the birds coming to breed here, and the noise can be deafening. The poop is everywhere. Hopefully we will have young this year as we lost all goslings and ducklings plus some adult birds due to a water fowl disease last Summer. We can expect around 200 and they fly over our house every day in flocks of about 50 or so. Quite awesome in its way.
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They can be quite impressive can’t they, and they can also leave a disgusting mess in open park areas. The solution (apparently) is to plant lots of trees. They are not comfortable if they don’t have a clear view of any approaching marauders!
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We have a few trees in our park, but the island where they pair up and lay their eggs is just bushes. They can be quite amusing too, and I always talk to them, especially if they hiss at me, but I’m not daft enough to crowd them if they have youngsters.
How’s Ray?
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Apart from the fact that I woke up at 2:30am this morning to see Ray staring at me … he is fine. Seems very happy during the day, but likes me to relieve him of his perceived night watchman job as early in the morning as possible! 🙂
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Bless him. Hugs and treats by proxy
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Woof!
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Oh my! I was unaware about the disease that plagued the geese last year. How heartbreaking.
I very much enjoy taking photos of these little friends while relaxing in a cloud of my own world.
Thank you for the photos and shocking information.
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We lost all of the goslings and all of the ducklings as well as several adult geese and mallards. It was very sad indeed.
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