Sunday, November 21, 2010

Canada geese...

We interrupt this "catching up" to post some deep thoughts. This weekend, we have observed several flocks of Canada geese flying south. There's something beautiful about their honking, isn't there? (Unless you're from LA; then you'd probably get out your gun and shoot! heehee) OK, serious again. So, we were wondering if maybe someone out there could answer a few questions?
  1. Why is one line of the V longer than the other? I know there's a reason they fly in a V; something about catching the draft of the front goose...as they tire, they trade...sort of like cycling in a line. But why is one side longer than the other?
  2. Why do you see one small flock of, say, a dozen geese and, just off a little ways, there's a HUGE flock of, say, 312? Are they from different provinces?
  3. Do the mama geese get tired of the constant "Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma" of their children? I can hear it now. "Do I need to pull over?" "Would you knock it off?"
  4. Do they have a family meeting about where to fly? "Well, Ma. Feels like it's time to fly south, eh? How about heading to Colorado?" "Nah, let's go to Arizona this year. It's warmer there, that's for shure." 
  5. Do the little geese ever say, "Are we there yet?"
Just wondering.

2 comments:

DoRe' said...

Well, aren't you a funny girl...:-9

I'll be checking back to see what the answers are...I'm kinda curious, too. :D

P.S. Love the flip-flops in the snow in your previous post. :D

Linda said...

I don't know the answer to all your questions, but the only reason I have ever heard as to why one line of Geese is longer than the other, is because there are more geese on that side thus it is longer! :-)