[masmullin]

> I have not encountered more civilized and well-mannered birds than Canadian geese.

What Waaaaattt???

Canada geese are extremely vicious creatures, especially when one goes anywhere near their young.

Your experience with Canada Geese is 180deg opposite from the experience I and everyone I have ever known has had with them.

[nkoren]

This is really dissonant to read. White geese, yes: territorial and ill-tempered. But the Canada geese I've known have been polite almost to a fault. Protective of their young -- but in a very civilised fashion. When I was a kid, I got to know one family of Canada geese particularly well, and after a while they were politely waiting their turn to literally eat out of my hand. Really lovely creatures.

[Diederich]

There can be hundreds of them at Shoreline park in Mountain View, CA, and I've never seen one act aggro.

Strange. :(