Today was a beautiful warm fall day. It's the first time all summer that I've had a chance to get out to one of my favorite places. The geese were there to put on a show for me. About thirty geese were gathered in front of a bench. They stayed and chattered. I think they were commenting about me not giving them a handout. All summer people would sit at this spot and feed the geese.
Since they clustered around the bench I took some photos. I always have to get a few photos of Canada geese.
Maybe you could take one home as a pet, Red!
ReplyDeleteThey would probably follow me home if they thought I had treats.
DeleteRed, this is good! 😊 I think that last picture says it all. That guy is asking for a handout! Thanks for the smile-inducing post. Happy rest of the weekend to you and the MM. John
ReplyDeleteThe light was bad so I took quite a few shots to get anything.
DeleteWhat a lovely walk... now the dream outside.
ReplyDeleteAnd – yes – I would have taken lots of photos of the beautiful Canada geese.
We're also having the most beautiful autumn weather right now and the birds are gathering to fly south... I like the geese best, you can't miss them, they fly with great chatter and they have such an excellent flight formation. .. splendid. I am fascinated every year anew.
Hug from Viola
Yes I certainly like watching Canada geese. They have many surprises for you. Some stay here all winter where there is open water as in a river.
DeleteWould this also be a spot where they are in the spring with their goslings?
ReplyDeleteYes, there would be nests as you will see families in the spring.
DeleteI'm sure there are exceptions but Canadians always seem such calm, well-mannered people - not so their geese.
ReplyDeleteYou have to watch these geese as they can become vicious. We may be calm people but lacking in formal manners.
DeleteGreat captures of the geese! Take care, have a wonderful week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThey will be here until the pond freezes.
DeleteBeautiful surroundings, being cussed at because you didn't bring food. I presume you've seen the movie Fly Away Home. It's based on a true story, of a flock imprinting on a young girl, and the Dad helping to figure out how to show them to their more southern wintering grounds. Really good. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this but I am aware of birds being shown how to migrate. They've done this with whooping cranes.
DeleteThey're slow to fly this year, or are these the ones that stay the course?
ReplyDeleteMore stay the course as we have more open water with climate change.
DeleteWe always have a lot of Canada geese around my city in Illinois. They have signs along our Riverwalk that say "don't feed the wildlife" but I often see people throwing bread crumbs in while the geese and ducks flock around.
ReplyDeletePeople are not to feed wild life here as well. However they sell bags of food for people to feed the geese. The idea is that the geese will get proper food.
DeleteAll the lakes, big and small, in the Kansas City area have Canada geese. I have seen some V formations but I don't think they all leave over the winter. BTW it is illegal to feed them!
ReplyDeleteIt will be a while before out geese get there. They stay here as long as there is open water. It's illegal to feed wild life here too.
Delete"Where are our treats?!"
ReplyDeleteThey are very smart birds.
DeleteThey are interesting birds! What a lovely time you had.
ReplyDeleteThe geese were expecting something but looks like you forgot. :) Great photos, Red.
ReplyDeleteWild life is not supposed to be fed but many do it. They did make me feel a little guilty.
DeleteHello! What have you got for me? (in response to that last photo)
ReplyDeleteThey certainly give you the look as if they are expecting something.
DeleteNoisy aren't they!
ReplyDeleteThey're very aggressive.
DeleteLots of geese, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteThere were hundreds of geese on this pond.
DeleteWell, since you did not have treats for them, I suspect their chatter was not complimentary.
ReplyDeleteI got that they weren't happy with me. They eyed me all the time.
DeleteLovely photos of one of my favorite geese.
ReplyDeleteThe other geese stay far away from people. The snow geese are in very large flocks.
DeleteThough they can be a nuisance, I love those birds too.
ReplyDeleteI saw a whole flock of them in Chicago this summer. I wonder if they'd go back to Canada later.
ReplyDeleteI believe our Nene geese in Hawaii is descended from the Canadian geese.
ReplyDeletethis reminds me school days when geese pet by a wealthy man would follow us while we would walk to the school :)
ReplyDeletei would enjoy their following but they would bother my younger sister
wonderful shots wow !