Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Crime Fighting Geese

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all!  The video I have selected for this post is about crime fighting geese!  It is a one minute clip that I hope you will all enjoy!


The photos I am sharing today are ones that I took in May of last year in a nature park!  Please let me explain the scenario to you so that you will understand what is happening.  The pair of geese are Chinese geese...a male and a female.  The gander is quite protective and aggressive!  In fact, he attacked the greylag goose (larger goose) that you see in the photos...and he even attacked me!  He has attacked several people at this nature park, so I have learned to keep a great distance when he is around!  On the other hand, the greylag goose is very sweet...and she comes up to me to make it easier for me to photograph her.  The Chinese gander (male) is the one in the front left on the first and second photos. Notice how the Greylag goose's wings are spread out in the third photo?  This is right after the Chinese gander attacked her!
You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.



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28 comments:

  1. scary tough birds! Ask Leda


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
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  2. So very goose!
    I miss keeping them.

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  3. A great video Linda! Excellent photos!

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  4. Super photos, love those spread out wings, you were there at the very moment. Cheers, Jean.

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  5. Great series of images, Linda. You really captured the drama.

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  6. I like your last photo of the goose in action. We used to have a couple of aggressive geese at our local park that would scare my kids when they were little.

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  7. The geese police

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  8. Wow, your geese in the nature park gave you a show!

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  9. Geese known to attack and kill cobra's in my place.
    Sooo.. yeah..
    I would watch out for that one.
    They do attack and fear not any man.

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  10. la dernière photo est vraiment superbe Linda

    have a nice day

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  11. les oies ont leur caractère. les photos sont très belles Linda

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  12. imagine a goose guard, fabulous. I was once chased by 10-12 geese once, scared the silliness right out of me.

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  13. Geese can be scary creatures!!!

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  14. Excellent birds police.... and very effective
    Greetings

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  15. I like to keep my distance from geese in general. They can be very aggressive!

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  16. Geese can be quite aggressive indeed! I remember being bitten by one as a kid...ouch!

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  17. Violence in the backyard. I had never heard of the name of the gander before but now I know what they are when I see them.

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  18. I learned my goose lesson about age three, when a goose attacked me. I was pulled away (not the other way around), and i keep plenty of space between myself and them now.

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  19. Też już miałam z gęsią do czynienia i wolę je omijać z daleka. Pozdrawiam.
    I also have to deal with a goose, and I prefer it a wide berth. Yours.

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  20. Oops, phew goose, such a good lady...
    Lie(f)s.

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  21. If I have found to be very unfriendly, I was stung by one :)
    Good photos.
    A Kiss.

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  22. LOVE, LOVE that last photo! Great action shot.

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  23. I would not want to get on the wrong side of a goose, let me tell you! Interesting post, Linda!

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  24. Nice post Linda.Lovely pictures.

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  25. Great post Linda.
    Geese are amazing birds, we have an annual Wild Goose Chase here in Galloway. It's a joy to be out in the country with no traffic sounds and only the sounds of the skeins passing overhead.
    Love the pictures especially number three.

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  26. Oh my! That bird does look quite intimidating. I understand they can be very aggressive and will inflict painful bites.

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