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Dec 12^th, 2009 at 7:21pm

...of Canadian Geese flying over today. Vee after vee of Greater Canadas. I'm guessing that the snow and cold has been driving them down. Many, many more than the resident geese we normally see.

Weird. When I was a kid, it used to be quite an occasion to see a flock of wild geese--something people would look up and remark upon. These days, they're as common as flies.

Times must be good in the goose world.

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Reply #1 - Dec 12^th, 2009 at 7:31pm

George - we have a lot of them that stay here even through the snow and ice of winter.

We have a wooded ravine with a river running through it at the back of our property. When those birds decide to start yapping at one another - the noise is unreal!

They bring their babies right up into our back yard in the spring. It's like their showing off like all proud parents.

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LeLimey Ex Member	Re: Thousands... Reply #2 - Dec 13^th, 2009 at 3:35am Mmmmm I love roast goose!
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Bob P CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Shut up Bob! Posts: 4573 Clio,California Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #3 - Dec 13^th, 2009 at 6:09am Quote: Northern Red-Shafted Flicker Who names these birds! This one draws comical visuals.
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LeLimey Ex Member	Re: Thousands... Reply #4 - Dec 13^th, 2009 at 7:57am See? I just wanted to point out that, for once, I behaved and BobP caused all the lowering of tone
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #5 - Dec 13^th, 2009 at 2:43pm Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or That you Helen? Charlie
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Kirk CH.com Alumnus Offline VINIMUS, VIDIMUS, DOLAVIMUS Posts: 2393 Harts Lake, WA Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #6 - Dec 13^th, 2009 at 6:58pm Polar Bears in Alaska have increased from 10,000 to 25,000. One of Al Gore's little Global Warming secrets. Ice is 4 meters thick instead of the 2 meters they always predict too. They keep telling me its getting warmer, and the ice sheet has been getting bigger and faster each year.
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #7 - Dec 13^th, 2009 at 11:20pm Like Pat Buchanan...who said yesterday that for the first time in recorded history we now have an open northwest passage, silver linings for all. Charlie
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Callico CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Author of "Stranded at Romson's Lodge Posts: 4916 Aurora IL Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #8 - Dec 14^th, 2009 at 12:14am Do you know why when geese are flying in their Vee's one leg of the V is longer? There're more geese on that side!
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #9 - Dec 14^th, 2009 at 1:09am Bob P wrote on Dec 13^th, 2009 at 6:09am: Quote: Northern Red-Shafted Flicker Who names these birds! This one draws comical visuals. Ornithophiles can be a little odd. They don't call them "twitchers" for nothing. Best, George
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Reply #10 - Dec 14^th, 2009 at 1:31pm

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I'm guessing that the snow and cold has been driving them down.

I don't know if maybe ponds starting to freeze up there might.

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I'm guessing that the snow and cold has been driving them down.

Times must be good in the goose world.

But guessing a Hertz rental driving them down looks like good times.

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Skullcrusher CH.com Junior Offline I'm Tired of Hurting! Posts: 48 Guelph,Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #11 - Dec 15^th, 2009 at 7:32am You can keep them down south! They think they own the place up here in the summer. Walking across the road by the dozen, taking there time as you sit in your car itching to run them over.....
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Thousands... Reply #13 - Dec 17^th, 2009 at 10:33am I'm not out in this cold much but saw a V yesterday and in a brief minute outside, heard one in darkness about 10pm on the move overhead last night. Funny thing was their direction wasn't south. Probably just flowing with the wind, maybe in no hurry, might be bearable for them here yet. I scooted inside.
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