Geese

[dewline]

The Canada geese are back in Ottawa, at Tunney's Pasture and the Revenue Canada Data Centre campus and the RA Centre soccer pitches. The first, CBC News has confirmed, and the latter two are extrapolations of past experience of visiting those neighbourhoods at this time of year. Also, the city's been seeing overflights of returning flocks making their traditionally noisy way northward over the last few days. Including last night. That was a noisy bunch in particular around 7 PM EST, I tell you now.

The non-human world is working its way around us, as ever.

My exam is done and "handed in". First time I've done one of those from home, and an interesting experience. No idea when I'll get my grades back.

Comments

[jhetley]

Wild geese here, as well. They seem to be foraging rather than moving on this morning.

[cynthia1960]

Hell, we have lakes in the Bay Area full of expat Canada geese who went down the Pacific Flyway, and decided to stay. Generations of them.

[cynthia1960]

The only thing Canadian about these geese is their species now; they are Californian, and probably honk the goose equivalent of "hella" now.

[thewayne]

I've heard reports of wildlife in the streets, which is a common occurrence here, I'm curious if people shutting themselves inside will have any effect on migration patterns this year.

[ryanf]

I got chased by a goose at a petting zoo when I was 8. My mom just laughed and laughed as I ran in terror.

[sambuca]

I wouldn't know if the Canadian geese have settled in Newmarket... haven't been to Fairy Lake in god knows how long.