Looks like there is a market for "poopy spikes". Yes, we, also, have a small population of Canadas that hang around all year at various area lakes. It's a small 'low residue' population that is generally welcome. At this time of year, the valley reserves/preserves are simply filled with ducks and geese. The geese are mostly comprised of Snows. Love to hear their chatter. A truly 'wild' call.
Thanks for commenting. Jack --- "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The transient one are one thing, but in my area they now stay all > year > long, and have become a real menace. Many school playing fields are > covered with a slick coating of their "deposits." > > On Dec 6, 2007 10:16 AM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LLoLL - There is one adult Canada Honker (hope you don't object to > the > > name being capitalized) in the group. ;) > > I recall someone (and now I think I know who) referring to these > geese > > as "feathered rats"..or something close to that. > > The Pacific Flyway is furnishing a toilet for HOARDS of these..and > > other..transients from your chilly country. > > > > Thanks, Frank. > > > > Jack > > --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Dec 6, 2007 8:41 AM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > A lake within the city limits of Marysville, CA, is home to a > > > variety > > > > of migratory and resident ducks, geese, seagulls and whatever. > > > > Yesterday was a foggy AM, and the lake being surrounded by > trees, > > > some > > > > of which overhang the water, I turned on the fog lights and > went to > > > > take a look. > > > > I was able to get a bit of tree involved in an 'orderly > retreat' of > > > > geese. > > > > > > > > Comments always welcome > > > > > > It looks like at least two of those are Canada Geese - maybe all > of > > > them (perhaps young ones are lighter colour?). > > > > > > So, you breed them down there and send them up to Canada to crap > all > > > over our beaches and lawns and chase down picnickers with food? > > > Thanks a bunch! <g> > > > > > > (in case you didn't already know it, I ~hate~ Canada Geese - they > do > > > nothing but besmirch the fine name of our great land) > > > > > > Okay, that being put aside, it's a very nice photo! Well > composed - > > > I > > > really like the way the bare branches seem to mimic the curvature > of > > > the line of geese. > > > > > > Lovely pic! > > > > > > cheers, > > > frank > > > > > > -- > > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above > > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
