flock

Driving into town yesterday morning, I saw a huge flock of Canada geese flying over Rutland, probably about 100. I don't remember seeing that many in the skies here at this time of year before. There was an article in the Herald the other day about the warm weather, and how it's affecting animals in the natural world. It talked about the geese, and how they often will only go south as far as necessary to stay clear of the snow and ice which makes sense. Why use up energy in the fall and winter traveling from a spot that meets all of your needs? Temperatures supposed to be in the 50's today, and 60's on Christmas Eve.