Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Altitude means actually migrating, not going from lake to lake or field to field but trying to log some miles. They like a good tailwind, so we had Canadian Geese migrating South late last week when we finally got a good North wind. Good numbers, in two long lines like threads in the sky.
A few days ago we had about 15-20 flying low by here late afternoon, so there I would speculate they were just going from a daytime feeding field to their roosting location for the night.

Oh, I've seen geese on migration before...just not quite this high. These were so high that the Vs looked like a strand of long hair blowing in the wind. I had to search the skies for several minutes to find them. They were easily mistook for ripples on the clouds.

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh, I've seen geese on migration before...just not quite this high. These were so high that the Vs looked like a strand of long hair blowing in the wind. I had to search the skies for several minutes to find them. They were easily mistook for ripples on the clouds.

Amazing.
Could you hear them? I usually hear the honking and then look up to see them. Saw a bunch today heading South (don't blame them - brrrr!).

 

[SimpleJenn]

Dad brought over $40 for the two birds Baxter killed. He mentioned that he's been stalking/chasing her for a couple DAYS. Yet he didn't see fit to tell me so I could contain her, this is beyond just a dog opportunistically chasing. If he gets another I will put my foot down and say they need to keep him in the run or rehome him.
He's the one who pushed and pushed for me to have free rangers, so he needs to do the responsible thing by my birds.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Dad brought over $40 for the two birds Baxter killed. He mentioned that he's been stalking/chasing her for a couple DAYS. Yet he didn't see fit to tell me so I could contain her, this is beyond just a dog opportunistically chasing. If he gets another I will put my foot down and say they need to keep him in the run or rehome him.
He's the one who pushed and pushed for me to have free rangers, so he needs to do the responsible thing by my birds.

The dog killed TWO?

I am so, so sorry.