Every day I trudge to a miserable job, feeling sorry for myself. But walking past that gaggle of geese every morning really cheers me up. All they do is sleep, eat and swim about in formation. I’m so jealous, I’m moving in with them. Love you, geese! Just don’t chase me!

—Ducky

This article appears in Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2009.

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  1. I love the geese, too, Ducky. What I don’t like are all the people feeding the geese and the ducks and thinking it helps them. Ducks are supposed to fly south in the winter months. These ducks never do because people feed them all the time! I went for a walk today, and part of it took me around Sullivan’s Pond. It was more like an obstacle course; ‘When will you step in duck/geese shit??’ If people stopped feeding them, they wouldn’t come so far up out of the water!!
    I don’t blame the ducks…just the people. Keep enjoying the geese, Ducky! =)

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  3. I have an unatural fear of geese so I have to cross to the other side of the road whenever I walk by them, but I’m happy other people enjoy their presence!

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  4. You should be scared of geese, they’re vicious! But they’re beautiful when admired from afar.

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  5. Agreed, jennier & Heathro! I was swarmed by those geese and a flock of ducks there many many years ago…it’s a scary thing indeed!

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