tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post2922787975347589058..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: Goosey Goosey Gander.....Sianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-16514344621509143982009-02-15T10:53:00.000+00:002009-02-15T10:53:00.000+00:00Jo - yes you're right Scottish Natural Heritage ar...Jo - yes you're right Scottish Natural Heritage are conducting a feasibility study to look at measures to scare geese off newly seeded land etc. One farmer in East Orkney Mainland counded 1,700 geese on one of his fields this week! Normally he gets about 800. So, no, one lone goose won't be a problem. I just feel sorry for him/her! Glad you liked the photos. Lemon verbena tea - hmm haven't tried that one!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-44645766821419177932009-02-14T18:31:00.000+00:002009-02-14T18:31:00.000+00:00When we visited Orkney last Easter I was amazed at...When we visited Orkney last Easter I was amazed at the number of geese in the fields; we have always visited in summer before. Did I read this week that there are plans to support the farmers who are affected? Your lone goose should be no problem, Sian! Our snow is slowly melting though the packed snow/ice is still treacherous in places. Your photos were wonderful - should have told you before how much pleasure they gave me. Stay warm & cosy!<BR/>PS Have saved some of the lemon verbena leaves to dry for tea.Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921857087554465183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-80055185072168378832009-02-13T22:15:00.000+00:002009-02-13T22:15:00.000+00:00Yes saw all the dramatic footage of the NY plane l...Yes saw all the dramatic footage of the NY plane landing in the Hudson and subsequent awards, interviews etc. At least in Orkney we don't have any jet planes, just propellor versions! Ironically airports often act as nature reserves due to the absence of people, and I know birds can cause all sorts of problems for jet aircraft - shudder.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-39038654715895241422009-02-13T20:55:00.000+00:002009-02-13T20:55:00.000+00:00Great story about Bill #1, Sian. I'm glad you did...Great story about Bill #1, Sian. I'm glad you didn't know at the time that you were consuming a friend.<BR/><BR/>Did you hear about the airliner that was brought down over New York and landed safely in the Hudson River with all 155 passengers surviving? It was brought down by a flock of Canada geese. Better that geese should live on Graemsay where there's no airport. Better for travelers and for geese, too.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888509132720963681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-53363665838870699972009-02-13T16:49:00.000+00:002009-02-13T16:49:00.000+00:00I wondered if it was doing a recce on behalf of th...I wondered if it was doing a recce on behalf of the thousands of other geese and tomorrow I shall be wall-to-wall geese? Or maybe it's taken some "time-out" from the flock to "find itself", or maybe it's going through a mid-life crisis? It may be sick or have wing damage which is why it hasn't left the field. Then again - it's found de-luxe accommodation which maybe it doesn't want to share with anyone else.....Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-84330386283523783522009-02-13T13:34:00.000+00:002009-02-13T13:34:00.000+00:00Strange there should be a goose by itself. There a...Strange there should be a goose by itself. There are about 100 on the field below the house here in Westray.<BR/><BR/>Word ver: stromaMalcolm Cinnamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120038732155986660noreply@blogger.com