Our World Tuesday: Squatters

I am always amazed at how the Canada Geese move into this residential area and take over the lawns.

This isn't my neighborhood. I think the geese have so much land and water at the lake near my house that they don't need to forage in the neighborhoods close to me.

I'm not sure why they end up on lawns in this particular residential area.

It may be because there is a small lake near this neighborhood but not any land to speak of surrounding it.

The geese may have to forage on the lawns to find enough to eat.

I notice the geese at the lake near me, are often on the fields in the winter as opposed to hanging out in the water.

They don't have to start walking out into my neighborhood because they have so much space in the labyrinth of parks and trails near me.

However, in the residential area where I shot these geese, they don't have the space to move around without heading out on the streets to find lawns to explore.

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