The only sign of geese in Hawaii |
Compared to its ancestor from Canada, the Hawaiian version is very soft spoken. Its chirp has been compared to an infant crying or even a cow mooing. It is thought by some to be the guardian spirit of the Islands. I had the privilege of seeing Canadian geese close up and photographable in the marshy fields along the Mississippi River in the 70s. I was playing hooky with a few male colleagues from the statewide teachers conference in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Several of us went in one door of the arena, checked in with our principal, and sneaked out another exit on our way to the goose refuge a few miles away. There was a rest stop for geese on their southern migration in the fall of each year.
I won't bore you with details of how the geese flight patterns save energy, help one another when injured, and honk encouragement when tiring. Many positive lessons can be learned from these wild fowl. The photos illustrate they care little about social distancing on the ground or in their recognizable V patterns during flight. They are a beautiful part of God's Creation especially when they flock together.
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