I just saw two Canada geese . . . in a tree.

[Brigid]

I've never seen them in this neighborhood before. And I've never seen them in a tree. For a second, I thought they were buzzards, but when they flew off I saw what they were. Anybody ever seen geese in a tree before?

[Wounded Bear]

1. Well, if you'd thaw out the pond...

they wouldn't have to sit in trees.

[avebury]

2. .

[Brigid]

7. No pond right around here.

That's why this usually isn't their favorite hangout.

[PoliticAverse]

3. Geese in a tree? That's inconceivable...

[Brigid]

9. That pic always cracks me up!

[Liberal Veteran]

17. It's goat tree harvesting season. The one's on the ground already feel off on their own. -nt

[kwassa]

4. I have several thousand geese I can loan you.

Want more?

But no, I've never seen them in a tree, either. They would rather sit on the frozen ice on the lake.

here is a picture of them in a tree, though:

[Brigid]

5. No, we have plenty of our own in this town,

just not right around here. And this time of year they can start getting kind of nasty, because breeding and nesting season are beginning.

[kwassa]

8. yes, if they are guarding their babies, they can get nasty quick.

they live around the local lake near the paths that many of us walk on (and they seem to poop on a lot).

[hollysmom]

6. when I had my border collie, I used to take her early in the morning and let her loose in the park

she tried to "organize/herd" the geese and they didn't like it, so they left and we had geese free parks for a few years, but my current dog is not good at off the leash, so the geese are back. The thing I don't understand is the parents sending small kids with bread in their hands to the huge geese - are they nuts or what? I used to tell them to stop, but only got insults back for that, so I stopped.

[Brigid]

10. Geese don't have teeth, but they can still bite.

And leave nasty welts.

[hollysmom]

15. not only that, they also have fleas.

When I warned parents about the geese and they were so rude, the only thing that made them move was mentioning the fleas. Now a lot of people had kids feeding the geese during nesting season, and the geese are extra special vicious then. Walking through the park with my dog early on, and the reason I started having her herd them, we were attacked by a flock that had their nests near the walk way. They flew at us and dive bomb our heads, hers and mine. we ran, but I still got some scratches on my scalp. Ducks are never so vicious. We drove them away before nesting season.

[Mosby]

20. I heard that fleas specialize

There are different types for humans, cats etc. and they don't switch species.

I could be wrong though, just what I heard.

speaking of dive bombing, I just watched a small bird chase off/dive bomb a Hawk. Seriously.

[hollysmom]

21. some may specializ, but I have caught fleae

/been bitten by cat fleas - especially after one cat died.

[kwassa]

11. I've heard of border collies being used as a deterrence for geese.

Our lake has an island in the middle of it that would well serve as a geese refuge, though.

[Brigid]

14. I've seen border collie pups chasing ducks around . . .

At herding demonstrations. It's pretty funny.

[mainer]

12. Lots of Canada geese up here -- never seen one up a tree.

It'd be like seeing ducks in a tree, and I've never seen that either.

I'd think their feet aren't built for perching.

[Brigid]

13. They were in a big tree.

Like the one in kwassa's pic. So they didn't have to perch. We have a lot of big, older trees in this neighborhood.

[mainer]

18. Well, ya see something new every day

I raise chickens, and always see them up in trees. But not a duck!

[grasswire]

19. Canada geese on my lawn every day...

...but I've never seen one in a tree. I have a border collie, but he pays absolutely no attention to them. He does, however, enjoy a well-aged goose poop if he can get away with it. Crunchy is best, apparently.

One weird thing this season: a threesome. A male and a female and another bird who appears to be part goose part mallard, a female, are a constant threesome. That is odd, I think.

[hollysmom]

22. You want to get scared - fing wild turkeys in your trees = those guy are HUGE, then make geese look

like toys.

I have an infestation of wild turkey, which the town said accept it is natural when I called for help, They chase you and are like 50 pounds or so. I was trapped in my car more than once until they got bored. They are tall and poof up to scare you. But runn at a good clip when chasing you. I did learn the way to scare them off is to carry an umbrella and open and close it, You look like a huge turkey puffing up to them and they get scared.

[pinboy3niner]

23. Were they K-I-S-S-I-N-G ?