As I have explained previously, we have a lot of small wildlife in my immediate area. While I don’t mind most of it, the geese bug me… their fecal matter can really destroy roofs and make walking a challenge.
But, the little goslings can be cute!
As Max an I were rounding the corner on one of our walks a few weeks ago, there was a gathering of geese and their goslings. I grabbed my phone and snapped a few pictures as Max was tugging on his leash to er, visit with the geese.
It is a wonder any of those pictures came out!
The geese were just pecking at the ground until Max came through. Max makes the geese nervous…
I am sure the bigger ones know what a nut he is, so the little baby geese were immediately herded into the water. They probably figured that they were safe in the water from the goose-hunter known as Max. And, they were correct. There is no way Max would head into any water, let alone that icky green pond.
And they are off!
A week or so later Max and I were on the road and I had my camera in the car. I pulled over to take a picture of what I assume, is the same goose family(ies).
Marie says
Over here in my corner of the world, the geese are getting out of hand. A small town in Southwest VA called Saltville, the town has 500 geese and ducks that are ruining the golf course and blocking the roads. Everything from dogs and guns shooting blanks haven’t worked and the town is now going to pay about $4000 to have them removed.
Ann says
When did geese become such nuisances? I don’t recall this 20 years ago.
Ann
Michele K says
I live out in the country so when I see them eating out in the fields, it’s a treat. But the one airport around here is getting slammed with them in the area at the end of the runway, they get in the way of the planes and get in the engines. They have resorted to killing them off to keep the planes safe during takeoff , although other methods have failed to rid the geese from the airport.
Ann says
Wasn’t it a flock of geese that took down that plane in NYC that landed on the Hudson river?
Ann