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[arethinn]

Now you know where they go for the winter.




goose goose duck? wait, that's not right...


"help me! this kid is going to start chasing me too! oh sweet mother of geese!"

It's funny, though. The geese that wintered in the Sacramento area would honk up a majorly affronted storm if you so much as dared to walk on their riverbank while they were floating in the middle of the American River. These geese were positively serene by comparison and let me get quite close to them, within a few feet. I was pretty surprised when they simply ran away from the kid who was chasing them around and didn't turn on him and start doing threat displays.

Also odd is what they are doing in these pictures (besides sunning themselves). They are not picking through the grass for seeds or insects or anything. They are, in fact, actually grazing. I didn't know geese ate grass. Oh, and they are also leaving lots of grassy goose poop around. But I digress...

Comments

[holophote.livejournal.com]

I like the third one, the one in letterbox format ;)

[spartydragon.livejournal.com]

Goosies! *huggleglomps* Ah, Canada Geese, the mellowest of the geese, in my opionion. Geese are the biggest grazers of all the waterfowel; ducks and swans love grass too but they love the bugs and things in the grass even more. ;)

There's a flock of Canada's living around here, I keep trying to get them to come to my house but they never respond when I call them. Maybe they don't speak Tuluse goose (the only goose I can mimmick with any accuracy).

[treewitch.livejournal.com]

I always found these geese to be really friendly, they are a bit overzealous trying to get bread out of your hand though! They often walk along side people and watch, looking for food. In fact I was tempted to nudge one out of the way recently after it was incredibly curious about Rowan!:D