• trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    Was wondering, if female Canada geese look different from males,and apparently they’re just slightly smaller, but Wikipedia has some excellent info nonetheless:

    The honk refers to the call of the male Canada goose, whilst the hrink call refers to the female goose. The calls are similar but the hrink is shorter and higher pitched than the honk of males.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose#Description

  • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I never understood some adults being afraid of them. I wouldn’t voluntarily interact with one. I feel like it’s best to just respect their space. I’m not going to run from one either. We’re about ten times their size, and they’re very poorly armed. They’re also a lot less aggressive when one makes it clear that they’re unafraid of geese, if not totally unbothered.

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    8 days ago

    Yeah, i dunno. We have a mating pair that hatch goslings in the creek behind our house (like 15 yards away) every spring. The geese dont get aggressive with us, but we don’t bother them. I tend to give them some distance too if im out in the yard. We also dont try to chase them off. Maybe they “know” us and realize we’re not a threat?