Things I worry About.

The last few times I was up at Idlewild, I saw this poor fellow with a gimpy looking wing. Apparently he has been hurt somehow, probably a dog or one of the coyotes that roam the area. For the first while, his wing hung down quite badly, it almost dragged on the ground, but as it is healing, it seems to be a bit more back in it's normal place. I don't, however, think he can fly and I am sorely worried about what will happen to him this winter. The other Canadian geese are still around, but it is October 2 now and they should be heading South fairly soon. (Do you see them Lynne? Linda? I know they go your way.) I worry because I know that these Canadian geese tend to mate for life, and I keep imagining the others flying off, and this fellow trying to follow. I wonder if his mate will stay with him? I fed him some bread this afternoon, which you are not supposed to do, but I have been seeing them and feeding them up here for 14 or 15 years (and I know other people do too) and they leave every Fall and return every Spring, so I doubt I have done any great harm. I think that feeding the ducks and geese is as Canadian as apple pie is to the Americans! I'll be checking on him on a regular basis and I'll keep you informed of his progress. My son said: "it's all the circle of life", and he's right, but still, it makes me sad.~Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. ~Emile Durkheim.