As a flock of about 10 honking snow geese passed low overhead near the water, the two raptors plunged from the sky onto their hapless quarry. Later, we watched through binoculars as the two falcons fed ravenously on their prey. “The land is a lot more vast than I thought,” reflected...
They are strong swimmers, divers and flyers. Canada Geese are well known for their V-shaped flight formation, during which the front position is rotated since flying in front consumes the most energy. In Canada and other breeding territories, the loud honking calls made by the large flocks of...
As part of the food chain, adult geese, goslings, and eggs provide food for animals such as foxes, snakes, raccoons, and turtles. Everyone has to eat! No matter the reason geese are around your building, Canadian geese are a protected species in the United States and should be treated ...
Waterfowl, such as ducks (mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), redheads (Aythya americana)) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis) are eaten when available; however, several interviewees noted that they are less popular as food items than in the past because of fears that they may have fed in ...
The classic moral rights lawsuit in Canada surrounds the Michael Snow sculpture of geese attached to the ceiling of the Eaton Centre in Toronto. In this case, the Eaton Centre tied red ribbons around the necks of the 60 geese in Flight Stop as a Christmas decoration. The artist, Michael Sno...
berkhoffii in 2% of 42 Ross's geese (Anser rossii Cassin, 1861). These findings suggest that geese and their associated fleas serve as migratory hosts and vectors. Detection of the same or similar species of Bartonella in rodent fleas, nest fleas, and foxes proposes that transmission may ...
1991. Poisoning of Canada Geese in Texas by parathion sprayed for control of Russian wheat aphid. J. Wildl. Dis. 27(2): 265–268. Go to Citation PubMed Google Scholar Forister M.L., McCall A.C., Sanders N.J., Fordyce J.A., Thorne J.H., O’Brien J., Waetjen D.P., and ...
This year, like years in the past, there are various artists and bands scheduled to perform, but it changes at certain points, like in Minnesota the musical change over happens after the train goes through Minneapolis. Here's who is set to perform this year in Minnesota, along with the ...