They can be quite scary! Thankfully these guys don't seem to give a hoot (or a honk?!) about us. I think it's mostly when they're nesting you need to worry about them getting aggressive but I'd avoid getting too close just in case...
When I visited Scotland (from Canada) for the first time this spring I saw Canadian geese at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh and was like, HEY! What are YOU guys doing here!? Haha
I loved it... am flying back for a three week stay in just a couple of weeks, actually <3 For some reason I feel like your mom lives in Scotland? Or am I making that up?
The sound of geese flying overhead is my favourite sound at this time of year and there’s so much I didn’t know about them! Thank you for sharing these facts Zabby, and your haikus ✨
Round here (Dumfries) we are lucky enough to see masses of barnacle geese, which all take the long journey here from Svalbard to spend a warmer winter. As they fly overhead they sound like a troop of yapping jack russells! My favourite facts about them are these:- in Scotland, the geese feed on the salt-marshes of the Solway Firth, in the Arctic, the geese feed and breed on rocky outcrops living off the tundra mosses and liverworts. Barnacle geese droppings provide a source of food for reindeer. Yum yum...!
Geese! I don't think i've ever walked past a geese NOT in fear. They're intimidating looking fellas.
They can be quite scary! Thankfully these guys don't seem to give a hoot (or a honk?!) about us. I think it's mostly when they're nesting you need to worry about them getting aggressive but I'd avoid getting too close just in case...
Here in Canada some of us call them Cobra Chickens :D
Hahaha never heard that one before!
When I visited Scotland (from Canada) for the first time this spring I saw Canadian geese at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh and was like, HEY! What are YOU guys doing here!? Haha
A little nod from home! Love that. How did you like Scotland?
I loved it... am flying back for a three week stay in just a couple of weeks, actually <3 For some reason I feel like your mom lives in Scotland? Or am I making that up?
Oh lovely, where are you staying? Yes, mum's in Dumfries and Galloway!
Oh yay, I’m glad I remembered that correctly! I’ll be staying in Dunbar 😊 It’s right on the coast!
Oh cool! Have a lovely time x
The sound of geese flying overhead is my favourite sound at this time of year and there’s so much I didn’t know about them! Thank you for sharing these facts Zabby, and your haikus ✨
Me too! It stops me in my tracks constantly, never gets old. Thanks Astrid!
Round here (Dumfries) we are lucky enough to see masses of barnacle geese, which all take the long journey here from Svalbard to spend a warmer winter. As they fly overhead they sound like a troop of yapping jack russells! My favourite facts about them are these:- in Scotland, the geese feed on the salt-marshes of the Solway Firth, in the Arctic, the geese feed and breed on rocky outcrops living off the tundra mosses and liverworts. Barnacle geese droppings provide a source of food for reindeer. Yum yum...!
Knew you'd have some goose facts!