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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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Happy Blues Monday GOFs
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Geese also make minefields.

One of my offices was on a massive campus with a heliport. It's the sort of place of obvious display of money and power, with acres of crafted views and a pond in the middle of a premium real estate plateau. Geese took to the pond on their own. Corporate countered with a pack of dogs trained to chase the geese at the sound of an incoming helicopter.

Watching the dogs at work inside their invisible fence is one of the (minor) benefits of a meeting room with a view. There was one dog different from all the others everyone knew as The Happy Dog. One of The Happy Dog's tricks was to sit outside the invisible fence until it was time to go to work.

Changes in corporate shifted the campus to other owners and the dogs were re-homed. The Happy Dog was adopted by a DJ. He and the dog were on a stroll when they came across a flock of geese. How about it, once more for old times' sake? he asked the dog. The dog looked him in the eye to say nope, retired now.
 
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Geese are interesting creatures.

They return to the exact same place every year. In one case it was a specific pond on a property. How they navigate and retain co-ordinates is beyond anything humans can do. Not surprising, humans are not at the top of the evolutionary scale. Most animals can walk and effectively communicate when born. Human babies require total care, can't even crawl.

In the fall when the time approaches to migrate south, they practice V formation flying for weeks. They start off a scraggly group but their drill sergeants whips them into shape. You can see a noticeable improvement as the weeks go by.

Geese have daycare. A mother will take in other babies while their parents are off feeding. The babies are looked after, they swim around, are disciplined when they don't stay in line (swimming formation training), and are returned to their parents later in the day. This requires social planning and organization.

They do leave a lot of droppings. Apparently, they are protected by law to some extent. Automated sprayers that turn on to scare them when a goose walks in front are available. It doesn't take long for them to get used to it. Geese like water. Duh!

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