I'm learning that Canadian Geese are the bullies of the aviary world.
Two goose couples have recently arrived at the pond near our house. The first thing they did was to drive off the ducks and gulls who have been calling the pond home for the past five months.
The geese strut around the pond bobbing their necks as if to say that's right, we're here, it's all about us now.
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard duck tried to make peace by keeping to the grass at just one end of the pond and slipping unobtrusively in and out of the water.
The insolent geese were having none of it. Both goose couples would rush forward any time a duck so much as twitched a feather.
I've always viewed ducks as fairly docile creatures so I guess I'm not too surprised that Mr. and Mrs. Mallard finally gave up.
But why did the seagulls so willingly back down? Gulls are generally assertive birds. I can only assume goose attitude must be a thing of legend in the bird world for only four geese to have driven off dozens of gulls.
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