Geese on nest, & more

[elleng]

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I tried to find out if Revolutionary War soldiers ate Canada geese

Revolutionary War soldiers' diet:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/05/what-did-soldiers-eat-during-the-revolutionary-war.html

I couldn't find a reference to today's Canada goose, but there is this tidbit:

"Wild geese, historically described as “fishy and oily” (Traill 1857:156), differed significantly from the domestic greylag goose, and evidence suggests they were not often consumed in Upper Canada, where plenty of greylag remains were identified instead."

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41636-020-00237-5

[elleng]

2. Thanks, hadn't thought of that!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your thread, just saw the geese and got to thinking of the landscape

and all the fowl flying about back then. That's my problem, I think too much.

[elleng]

4. That's FINE, useful info is useful!

[Bird Lady]

5. Are those geese squatting on the Osprey's nest?

[elleng]

6. YES THEY ARE!

My neighbor said 'I will encourage them to depart this weekend.' I don't know what she has in mind, but I surely want geese to leave so our osprey can get to business @ their home; I did see, from afar, an apparent mating act today, but heck they need a place!!!