Why do some Canada geese act so crazy?
A. You mean like honking at you? Hissing at you? Maybe even chasing you and trying to bite you or whack you with its wings? That is crazy. Or so it might seem to you and me. But to the Canada goose it makes sense. The goose wants to keep its eggs, its mate and its territory (where it nests, gets food or both) safe. If you get too close – say, you go near a pond in a park – the goose gets scared and mad. It thinks you’re after its family and home. (Even though you’re not.) So it tries to get you to go away. It honks. It hisses. It sticks its long neck out. It might even run or fly at you. Duck! Try not to let this happen. Instead, look the goose in the eye. Don’t turn your back to it. Then simply just back away slowly. You don’t want a big, angry goose in your face, all bitey and flappy and tooting goose swear words! Me, I back off when a goose starts to toot. The craziness ends after nesting. Twig P.S. It’s not just Canada geese that may do this. Farm geese and other geese may do it to
