LOVE CANADA GEESE/ CANADA GOOSE HALL OF SHAME

Dear Love Canada Geese, my family raised 6 Canada Geese when I was a child. I have many fond memories of these wonderful birds and to this day, when I hear them flying overhead it makes me think of my youth.

Fast forward to today: I am currently working on a documentary about the hazzards of plastics for our Savannah Riverkeeper here in Augusta Georgia. I found an image on your website showing a goose with a plastic six pack ring stuck on it and wondered if I could obtain permission from you to use it in our video about keeping the river clean and cutting back on single use plastics? I would attribute your photo if you would like?

Sincerely,

Mark Albertin

Long live Canada geese.

I don't know if two entries from the same fan are permissable, but our angel wing goose has made it, (with a 12" heated water dish to stand or sit in, a heat lamp and some of the time with an extra space heater) and now with a self heating pet pad, through one of the most severe winters we've had. He (or she) doesn't hiss at me so much, tolerates me several feet away changing the water twice a day, and filling the food dish. Lately we and 'goose' are hearing other geese flying overhead and soon they will come to the nearby lake from where he came in the first place. So,we enjoy his (or her ) life.

love my Canada geese ❤️❤️❤️

I love the geese, I go every year to a retention pond take picks and watch the geese, I enjoy watching them and learn about them. I'm kind of known to be the goose lady because I'm there mid morning and afternoon. I've seen the female goose laying on her babies and some around her. I do not get to close because I see the male is watching, I always talk to him and say I will not hurt your babies. I've gotten some pretty nice picks of the geese with the babies.

Hi,

Thank you for your site on Canada geese.

With my 2nd goose, with angel wing, captured and housed for the winter, I felt compelled to

converse with someone else interested, involved, and caring about these facinating wild birds.

I become attached to them, tho from a distance, as, like you know, they like to be in the wild.

My experiences with them, 2 years apart, is rewarding, and educational.

Sharon

I am very happy with our find you. I.have been "managing"

Geese at my neighborhood pond all alone. I have made two rescued with the help.of rehabbers

hello thank you all for the great poems and stories. I have a pond across the road in front of my house. and every year a pair of geese nest here and it's so exciting to see the little ones and watch them grow. the parents are so proud..they walk them up and down the roads to show them off. I love watching as the parents teach them and love them. the drake is doing his part by protecting them at all cost. if u even think about getting close he straight up let u know your making a huge mistake je will fight to his death to protect his gaggle.i sometimes wish .people would do the same as far as teaching protection and family values....we should all take lessons from geese....could u imagine how great earth would be

I love my neighbor geese! i live in northeast ohio across the street from two ponds that were once part of the rough of a golf course. i photograph our goose neighbors quite a bit and i treasure their visits to our yard. i was so happy to find your website and all the helpful info! thank you xoxox canada geese rule!

I love those Canadian Geese! Don't see how anyone could dislike such great creatures just because they poop too!!! Me and my spouse had the pleasure of rescuing one that was left in it's mothers nest while she took off with the other 3 early hatched siblings. She was just about dead when we found her left in the cold. We called a bird santuary and they screamed SUGAR WATER & HEAT!!!! So that's what we gave for the next 24 hours and to our surprise she began to move and lift her head 2 hours into our treatment. 24 hours later she was trying to move around our living room but kept falling over. 48 hours later she was running all over our living room! We raised her for the next 10 months and we enjoyed every bit of it. We lived on the river where she would learn and watch all the other geese and their behaviors. The day came when she was ready and flew away, not coming back home when I called. It was so sad for us for a few weeks but we knew we had done our job well, she is now somewhere living out her life as she should be with birds like her. We named her Sunshine and we will never be the same since having her in our lives. These birds are awesome and they never attack anyone, they may run at you because they feel threatened but even when they peck or bite at you, their beaks are so dull that there's nothing there to hurt you or draw any blood. So many lies have been told about these beautiful birds there's never a need to fear them unless you are too close... then they'll continually hiss and fly around your head. :-) I wish hunters would have a heart when they needlessly kill them. We now have rescued 1 more and delivered it to the local bird sanctuary. We just love them!!!

I am so grateful to find your website today>One of the greatest things that ever happened to me happened on the day my( gentle)dog came up the driveway with a nestling goose tucked in his mouth..........DROP IT ....I yelled,though I had no Idea who/what it was being too far away to determine,but I sensed it was alive.I ran down to investigare and found the gooseling,,, a little soggy ,but seemed completely indifferent to his situation. He stayed in our yard from that time completely free to leave but became attached to our two dogs.Some people believe that human beings are the Crown of Creation.,but my experience saved me from that herd.We can easily become enlighted,freeing ourself from that delusion,but we are the most self-serving creatures,endarkening our imagination with hostile nonsense regarding those we could learn so much more about ourselves from....etc.(those who don't speak our language throughout the eco-system).thanks for your service in that regard. sincerely...paul