Nice pictures of the Canada Goose.
Back in the late '60's Canada Geese were a threatened species...and a sub species the Giant Canada was thought to be extirpated...as it turns our it wasn't ..there were some remnant populations still about.
I remember in the 1960's that one would see very few Canadas, but with flock restorative efforts/legislation, Canada Geese made an incredible comeback.
Up here on the prairies there are large numbers of Canada Geese and being a bit of a wildlife fan, I've taken to watching them on occasion, on farm grain fields during the evening. They seem to settle down for the evening en masse in shorter grassed areas...and have sentries posted...standing on guard, ever vigilant, ready to sound the alarm if they perceive the flock is threatened . The guards may number about 3-4 at points surrounding the settled flock.
There have been instances over the years where I haven't been far enough away and an angry goose has come at me full bore. When this happens I decide that discretion is the better part of valour and slink away as fast as I am able.
I now watch
Canada Geese from a good distance, using my Sigma 150-500 or Pentax 55-300 racked out...during the golden hour before sunset. It's really quite something to see..well for me anyways. But then I'm a man of simple tastes and easily entertained.
The potentially worst attack from a wild bird, was a tossup between a couple of Common Loons that dive bombed me when I was fly fishing for trout at 'their' pond and two Great Horned Owls who were started to wave their wings and look in my direction...just when a skunk was waddling down the path by the owls..and me ...and my wife. Nature photography has it's share of rewards and close calls.