DARN!

[elleng]

[Donkees]

1. Osprey attacks Canada Geese with stick

[elleng]

3. I WISH 'my' osprey were around, and would at least challenge the geese;

haven't seen or heard them yet (and this is first I've seen of geese in a while.)

[Donkees]

5. If you have any of those tall bamboo poles left-over you could wave one tied with mylar ribbons on the tip

near the nest, similar to 'bird chasers'

[elleng]

6. FORTUNATELY, bamboo's GONE!

[Donkees]

8. A mylar balloon on a long cord usually works as a bird deterrent

[MiHale]

2. Can't stand those birds...

Ruined a pond we had on the family farm, crapped so much the algae took over and killed the fish. That’s all they do is breed and crap.

[multigraincracker]

4. I watched a pair of swans chase

A bunch of geese off. Swans won.

[elleng]

7. Sounds like great drama!

[multigraincracker]

9. Tail feathers were pulled out.

That was before cell phone cameras.

[ShazzieB]

11. Swans are good at that!

If swans don't want somebody around, they know how to make them not want to stick around.

Beautiful birds, but not to be messed with!

[MiHale]

13. Here ya go I had to search my YouTube videos...

Swan fight. We were downstate and we took Roscoe out for a walk at Proud Lake state park. When this commotion erupted. I can’t believe how close I got to those birds. This happened 9 years ago the cameras on phones then did the best they could. They were fighting over the female…winner took off with her.

Few stories about mute swans, none nice. Trumpeter Swans are the best.

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[multigraincracker]

15. Proud Lake Rec Area?

I use to drive by that all the time. I lived on Whitmore Lake years ago. Fished Proud lake a few times and spent lots of time in Brighton State Park. Had a fishing buddy that lived in Wixom.

[MiHale]

16. My oldest son still lived in Milford back then...

Had friends that lived in Commerce Township. Lived for a while in a mobile home place as a transitional home when we were looking for homes up here after getting off the family farm.

[multigraincracker]

10. I think the first non-migrating

Canadian Geese were introduced to Michigan at the Gull Lake MSU Experimental Station. I use to work there in the the summers.

I recall every one was excited and thought they were beautiful. That was until they crapped all over their yards.

[MiHale]

12. My niece lives near Gull Lake...

Hickory Corners. Raises horses on the farm.

[multigraincracker]

14. Yep hickory corners was the address.

The old Kellogg mansion was there. Great summer job for this teen. Had an apartment living on Gull Lake. Worked on the farm and painted barns.