I dare you to hate me

May 06, 2025  •  Leave a Comment

Canada Goose GoslingCanada Goose Gosling

This is a Canada goose (gosling), a bird that I hear people complain about on a regular basis. I was chatting with a fellow photographer and mentioned that I didn't really understand why they were hated by so many people, and he said, "well, there's a lot of them and they poop everywhere". My response, "There's even more humans and we poop everywhere too". This family was comprised of 2 parents and 5 goslings. They were foraging along the river edge, and the parents diverted the goslings to water as they started getting closer to where I was crouched down shooting them. Love them or hate them, they are very protective parents, not unlike any decent human. 

I volunteer for wildlife rescue and calls about Canada Geese with fishing line wrapped around their legs is fairly common. If you want to help geese and other wildlife, please collect and dispose of discarded fishing line that you come across. They're just trying to live their life and do their job like the rest of us. 

 


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