Sandhill cranes have adopted a Canada gosling

(smithsonianmag.com)

77 points | by NaOH 4 days ago

5 comments

  • mips_avatar 29 minutes ago
    There’s a mating pair of sandhill cranes that will raise chicks in my parents backyard every couple years. They’re surprisingly big birds and are really nice to see each year
  • impure 4 hours ago
    It's Brightbill!
  • Adam2025 1 hour ago
    [dead]
  • sparrish 5 hours ago
    These cranes will regret inviting a Canadian Cobra Chicken into their family. They are evil and will attack everything you love. (I hate geece)
    • nofriend 4 hours ago
      They're remarkably standoffish outside of the city. They'll scurry as soon as you come close, unless they're nesting, at which point they stand forlorn a marked distance away from their nest waiting for you to leave.
      • analog31 1 hour ago
        Oddly enough, within town, they're remarkably tame. Maybe with enough humans around, they learn that we're not a threat, and it's costly to evade a non threat. Likewise the turkeys. My daily bike commute goes past a public golf course, and there's usually a pair of cranes there, sometimes with little ones. They ignore me.
    • cyberax 4 hours ago
      If you've got a problem with Canada Gooses, you've got a problem with me. And I suggest you let that one marinate.
      • weregiraffe 46 minutes ago
        I always marinate my Canada Gooses before cooking
    • brailsafe 4 hours ago
      I mean, as far as I'm concerned they're entitled to be. I'd be pretty pissed off too if I was forced to nest in a ditch between the highway and the Walmart parking lot.
    • amitav1 4 hours ago
      How dare you insult the Waterloo Navy like that! Unpatriotic scum!
  • petermcneeley 4 hours ago
    Here is another Canadian Gosling that has also found itself south of the border

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gosling