I don't mind them normally. I've actually been giving this one crackers - she's sat on those eggs when it snowed in early April (poor thing was covered in snow, just her beak peeking out) and while it was downpouring for a week. No shelter at all. So I felt bad for her and give her crackers when I leave for the day or go outside. But this was just ridiculous. I wasn't even going toward her or her nest and she chased and bit me. NO MORE CRACKERS FOR YOU, goose!
I don't mind them normally. I've actually been giving this one crackers - she's sat on those eggs when it snowed in early April (poor thing was covered in snow, just her beak peeking out) and while it was downpouring for a week. No shelter at all. So I felt bad for her and give her crackers when I leave for the day or go outside. But this was just ridiculous. I wasn't even going toward her or her nest and she chased and bit me. NO MORE CRACKERS FOR YOU, goose!
Some big ol' white domesticated goose went after me when I was a kid. It came up to my chest. She was too close for me to turn tail and run. I thought for sure she was going to grab one of my budding bewbs!!
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Geese freak me out. On Wednesday there was one on the roof of the hospital staring down at me. Probably the same one I saw on top of this vehicle in the parking lot a couple of months ago. Just watching. Waiting.
Post by flutterfly on May 16, 2014 18:09:17 GMT -5
Geese scare the crap out of me...they are all over the park where I run and literally chase after you squawking. I guess it helps me run faster, but I swear I have nightmares.
Geese are the worst. Some lady called the other day super pissed off because a goose bit her child (and drew blood!) Her neighbor was feeding the geese and wouldn't stop, so a law enforcement officer was sent to her house to tell her to stop feeding them.
Don't feed the geese!!!
(if the geese are a nuisance, you can get a permit to remove the nest so it will go away)
My brother and dad had geese they kept in their front yard. Said it was better theft deterrent than any dog. They were right. The gander took off after me once and I'm sure I barely lived to tell the tale.
There is a mated pair that hangs outside of the window of the therapy gym. One of them watches us all the time, it's kind of creepy. I found a huge hole in the screen the other day, I think the feathered motherfucker is trying to get in to kill us.
That creeping window goose picture is cracking me up.
The other morning I stopped to take a photo of a goose family in our complex. I was all "Look! Babies!" to my coworker once I got to work, and she was like "See that goose looking at you? You're really lucky you didn't get out of your car."
On a related note, we were leaving the house tonight and H KEPT saying "oh look, the ducks are out here." They were geese. I really hope he knows they're not ducks.
There is a mated pair that hangs outside of the window of the therapy gym. One of them watches us all the time, it's kind of creepy. I found a huge hole in the screen the other day, I think the feathered motherfucker is trying to get in to kill us.
That creeping window goose picture is cracking me up.
The other morning I stopped to take a photo of a goose family in our complex. I was all "Look! Babies!" to my coworker once I got to work, and she was like "See that goose looking at you? You're really lucky you didn't get out of your car."
On a related note, we were leaving the house tonight and H KEPT saying "oh look, the ducks are out here." They were geese. I really hope he knows they're not ducks.
I have never been bitten by one but I have been chased by them when running. I try to cross the street to avoid if possible. Is there anything that can be done about relocating her/her eggs?
My husband finds my unease with large birds hilarious. One of the work buildings has swans. I refuse to park in the area of the garage that will require me to walk by them. They are evil. You can't make eye contact. I used to go out there and look at them, til one of them flew over like it was going to attack. We watched it attack one of the landscapers wielding a weed whacker just trying to trim down that grass by the pond. The new building I'm at has wild turkeys which is even creepier, because they put their tail feathers up like they are thinking of fighting and gobble at you.
Canadian geese rank right up there, but I don't see them as much. The swans keep the geese away because they are even more bad ass (work keeps the swans specifically for this).
I'm crying at this thread and the thread from TN. "It was all just so uncalled for." Like I have actual tears running down my cheeks. The dog is staring at me like I've lost my mind. And OMG hi725, that goose is plotting your demise. Put steel bars on the windows, or something.