Canada Geese

[goeduck]

. (You do know there's a difference in "Canada Geese" and "Canadian Geese", right?)
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We always called the geese we have Canadian Geese. A quick google shows up cackling geese and Canada geese. I am confused. :confused3:

 

[Blaszer]

So many experiences mentioned here that mirror my own. A nesting pair will drive all others off every year, but once the young have fledged and flown groups stop in at random to make their underwater messes. My problem is rarely them grazing on the lawn, it's recycling seaweed and thereby compounding creeping, unwanted pond fertility. Too many weeds are too easy to reach in 1 ac+ of 4 that's knee-deep. Get one of these and tie/toss it out like a duck decoy. Pull it in and move it every few days.

https://www.amazon.com/SPROTW-Float...t=&hvlocphy=9017065&hvtargid=pla-813059719345

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Alligator Head Decoy | Floating Alligator Head | The Pond Guy

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I have the Pond Guy gator with the glowing eye. It's not foolproof, but does save a lot of yelling and arm-waving.

I had two of these, worked for a little, but they learned there was no active threat

 

[buck12]

The ones we have are also non-migratory and stay around all the time. They keep increasing their numbers every year by at least 12. With all the 40-50 geese we have, only two pairs nest here. My neighbor has a large pond also, but never more than 8-10 geese invade his area, they prefer my pond which has acres of grass bordering it on all sides.

That is interesting about the grass. Our 2.5 acre pond is clean around the edges. The poo machines come about mid morning and stay til late afternoon. I have no idea where they go at night.

 

[goeduck]

^^^ so what is wrong with this picture. Game Department kills them because they are a nuisance, but yet they are protected :confused3:

 

[Diggin It]

It's a numbers thing. A few specialists culling the population in a controlled manner vs. anyone, anywhere doing whatever they want, however they want. One way manages them, the other has the potential to make them extinct.

 

[Gem99ultra]

We always called the geese we have Canadian Geese. A quick google shows up cackling geese and Canada geese. I am confused. :confused3:

I too, routinely refer to both as "Canadian Geese", although I'm also routinely corrected by my SO. Canada geese have the same markings but have a slightly shorter, more blunt beak, and are generally smaller, than Canada geese, e.g. the Canadian drakes are about the size of Canada geese females.

No shame in calling both whichever you wish. 99.9% of the population do, and no-one will complain. Certainly not me.

Although we do enjoy a very small number of them, whether they're Canada geese or Canadian geese I personally don't know, I agree with the others that TOO MANY, are not welcome. Nor are year-round residents. We enjoy learning their habits and quirks, as we do with all other wildlife that we have around here. But they're not welcome to set up permanent residence... not unless they are willing to pay their share of the taxes.