At least Canadian geese pair up and mate for LIFE. If one dies, then the lone goose may pair up again. They are more committed to each other than many humans.
@medz then the people you’re hearing it from are always wrong
I figure the Encyclopedia Britannica is a good, definitive source, right?
I also like this GrammarPhobia post about it. Especially the final remark: “It is of course perfectly acceptable and correct to call one a ‘Canadian goose’ if you see its passport or some other verification of its citizenship.”
When I toured Alberta, Canada some years ago, driving from Calgary to Banff to Lake Louise to Jasper and back to Calgary over the course of 10 days, seeing a ton of diverse and amazing wildlife, the one thing that surprised me was that I’d seen far more Canada geese in just 9 holes of golf in Massachusetts than I saw on that entire trip through Canada.
(highly recommend that trip, btw - one of the best things I’ve done in my life)
@DennisG2014 Yes that is a nice trip. When I was fresh out of college we went backpacking in 2 of the parks that are right together there. Lake Louise though must be famous because it is accessible. We saw far more beautiful lakes while backpacking.
@spavlis Found my pics - 6/18/09 at Lac Beauvert, Jasper Nat’l Park.
This was the largest grouping of Canada geese I saw in Canada.
Here in MA, there are groups that size just on the median strips of roadways near water - all of 'em. At almost any golf course around here, you can easily see 10 times as many.
I can’t believe I starred this…
@Willijs3 I can!
Know we know what @matthew does in his spare time; films geese boning.
Well, it’s new anyway.
At least Canadian geese pair up and mate for LIFE. If one dies, then the lone goose may pair up again. They are more committed to each other than many humans.
@rumpkin Just so you know, it’s always Canada geese. Never Canadian.
But yep! They sure do mate for life (until one dies).
@curtise @rumpkin never heard them called Canada geese. Always Canadian
@medz then the people you’re hearing it from are always wrong
I figure the Encyclopedia Britannica is a good, definitive source, right?
I also like this GrammarPhobia post about it. Especially the final remark: “It is of course perfectly acceptable and correct to call one a ‘Canadian goose’ if you see its passport or some other verification of its citizenship.”
I don’t think I’d appreciate being almost drowned just to get a little action.
@moonhat it’s like breath play?
@moonhat a little action is right. 5 seconds worth.
@moonhat @RiotDemon 10 seconds, and I will keep it playful. k? k.
@mfladd gee, thanks.
When I toured Alberta, Canada some years ago, driving from Calgary to Banff to Lake Louise to Jasper and back to Calgary over the course of 10 days, seeing a ton of diverse and amazing wildlife, the one thing that surprised me was that I’d seen far more Canada geese in just 9 holes of golf in Massachusetts than I saw on that entire trip through Canada.
(highly recommend that trip, btw - one of the best things I’ve done in my life)
@DennisG2014 Yes that is a nice trip. When I was fresh out of college we went backpacking in 2 of the parks that are right together there. Lake Louise though must be famous because it is accessible. We saw far more beautiful lakes while backpacking.
@DennisG2014 What time of year was it?
@spavlis June, IIRC.
@spavlis Found my pics - 6/18/09 at Lac Beauvert, Jasper Nat’l Park.
This was the largest grouping of Canada geese I saw in Canada.
Here in MA, there are groups that size just on the median strips of roadways near water - all of 'em. At almost any golf course around here, you can easily see 10 times as many.
I’m not sure but are these geese both male? NTTAWWW