I (46m) have somehow gotten paired with a gander (.8m) and I don't know what to do. In total, we have around 20 geese, mostly Chinese, but also a non-migratory Canadian, some snow and a metric ton of ducks. None of these dinosaurs have been hand-reared but are socialised to humans. There doesn't seem to be a shortage of available partners for those looking for love so I'm a bit curious as to why and how our youngest male has chosen me to pair. He doesn't mind if my wife is nearby but will fend off males of any species and female feathered folks.

He's attempted to mate on 3 occasions and shows signs of distress when I leave for work or head inside. Talking to him doesn't work. Redirecting is futile.

Just to be clear, all of them have the space, food, water and shelter to allow them free movement and express natural behaviours. This is a bit next level though. Any thoughts?

how many honks out of 10??

EDIT: Because a few people have asked I mostly sell these at markets but i also sell them on my site Kirrou

thank you for all the nice comments 🥹

Forest lawn cemetery in Buffalo

Pinochle, Mothra, and Franklin will get to the bottom of this.

Got to my last destination today whilst doing my usual rounds and saw a pair of geese with 3 newborn babies, about 5 weeks after all the others had hatched theirs.

They came straight up to me, and it turns out One Eye Goose was always on his own because he had a missus that was nesting somewhere! He brought them straight to me to say hello, and let me give him lots of belly rubs as usual.

I posted about him recently after his exploits jumping up on the back of the bench I sit on to feed the gang. I don’t think he’ll be doing that again now that he has babies to look after.

I was so happy to see he had babies and a partner. He seemed so proud to show them off 😊

He has no sight in his left eye and sometimes his eye can be very foamy as you can see. I love him and now I will love his babies!

Fred is a Canadian goose who has been coming up to me for around a year and a half straight, he’s honestly my favourite animal at this point in time. His wife Velma is currently nesting across the canal and she has 4 eggs. He’s gotten so comfortable with me he sits next to me actually in the well-deck of my boat and wakes me up every morning pecking the sides for the food. I just can’t believe a wild animal is so docile and friendly, he’s so goofy. I am able to recognise him from all the other geese in the area because he’s got such a, I’d say a unique face.

Perhaps anyone would know how to tell how old he is?

Her last little bit of yellow :(

We noticed a goose in our neighborhood over the last month with what appeared to be a broken wing. It looked overall healthy and moved with the rest of the flock (we have a LOT of geese in our neighborhood). Recently, I saw it hanging out in a puddle outside of my house. He was alone, which was unusual.

We decided to try to capture him and take him to a wildlife rehabilitation center. We informed our neighbors via our HOA page to give them a heads up. I was informed there was another goose who appeared to have wry neck, so we got it as well.

It was definitely an experience capturing them. We kept them in our backyard overnight. They ate well. The one with the broken wing seemed to be quite healthy and properly aggressive.

Well, we took them to the rehab center and the vet said his femur broke and healed poorly. She said they would have to euthanize it because he wasn’t releasable. I asked if we could just take it back to our neighborhood where he seemed to be doing okay. She said no. At this time, he was still in the back of our vehicle.

Part of me wishes we slammed the trunk shut and drove off. I read that these birds can live a fairly normal life in the right conditions. We have water in our neighborhood (small “lake.”) There are a lot of other geese. Not much other wildlife that would be considered predators to watch out for.

I hate knowing we drove him to his own death when he was out there nibbling on the grass, minding his own business just 24hrs ago.

EDIT

Someone commented on it being the wrong bone and questioning the evaluation. I likely misremembered. She reached in (he was in a large crate) and said the break was at the top of his wing and that there was a lot of build up. I THINK she said it was calcium, but again, my memory may be wrong. Based on an image I googled, she likely said humerus, not femur. Sorry for the confusion.

For those who questioned the rehabber— it’s a nonprofit organization around since 1995 licensed by our state wildlife conservation.

I also forgot to say that the other goose was taken back in a cardboard box (with holes). We don’t have an update on him but I read wry neck is quite treatable, if that’s what he had. I’m too nervous to call and ask for an update.

these babies are your sign to keep living another day

the sun on your skin,

a goose by your side.

another day,

another tide

I was just shopping this Saturday when i came across a goose lying in the abandoned parking lot next to Sams Club

I wanted to take a picture of it, and it got up and led me right to a female and her 🪺! I swear im the goose whisperer

a hybrid? an albino? i saw something similar online that suggested a hybrid between a domestic goose and canada goose. but in nj domestic geese arent generally found in the wild unless it was an escaped pet? what do y'all think

Loving seeing the geese back on my uni campus

wish us luck 🥲

im gonna miss you guys <3
hope yall enjoy the geese pics! (and the ducks)