I dreamed that Jean Valjean convinced Javert to rescue an injured goose like he helps rescue Marius in the original. Javert took the goose to the station, issued it its own photo ID (it was a modern retelling), and the goose proceeded to follow Javert around everywhere for weeks until it got homesick and wanted him to take it back to the lagoon where Valjean had found it. Somehow it managed to convey this to him and he brought it back.
Tag: goose
Birds of Madrona Marsh
#Birds of #MadronaMarsh. There were a zillion red-winged blackbirds, at least one group of goldfinches, some starlings, and of course the usual geese and ducks.
#nature #Blackbird #RedWingedBlackbird #Goldfinch #Starling #Goose #CanadaCoose #Sparrow
Canada Goose
Canada Goose
Most of the geese were toward the back of the park, not out front like they are sometimes.
Canada Goose
Sometimes I see a *lot* of geese wandering around the park or swimming in the pond. Today I only saw three: these two across the pond in the tiny wildlife “sanctuary,” and another that was standing on the near side of the pond a few feet away from someone (else) who was taking pictures of it.
Canada Goose and Gosling
Two adult geese and two younger geese were walking around the grass feeding. One of the adults was staying close to the juveniles.
“Hey. Human. Yeah, you. Got any food?”
“Hey. Human. Yeah, you. Got any food?”
“No? Well, fine.” *stalks off*
(Seriously, it walked right up to me while I was crouching down to take a photo.)
Canada Goose
Canada Goose
Usually the geese have the run of the park, but maybe they all gave up on free food during the 5-6 weeks the park was closed to people. (Unlike the ducks, who set up camp at the perimeter where people could walk by and still toss them bread.) I only saw three.
Canada Goose
Angry Geese -> Twitter Banner
Geese at the amphitheatre.
Geese at the amphitheatre.
This city park has a pond which attracts ducks, coots, seagulls, and as near as I can tell a permanent flock of Canada Geese that wander around the banks of the pond and the open space at the south end, where these terraces are located.
Let’s just say I don’t think I’d want to sit on the ground in that part of the park.
#photo #geese #park #birds
Canada Goose
Canada Goose
Canada Goose
Canada Goose
There were several dozen geese, some on the grass and others on the pond. And I saw several fights break out, with shouting like this, or charging. Mostly against other geese, not the ducks or coots, and I don’t think any of them actually connected.
Canada Goose
At sunset, the geese all lined up on the edge of the pond and honked until they jumped in, one after another, sown the line like a synchronized swim team.
