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August 14, 2015 12:43 PM

Lost Canada goose follows forester's truck to water
posted by figurant (10 comments total)

Next Headline: NATION HELD HOSTAGE BY CANADIAN GOOSE CAR ATTACKS.

Man should have listened to the song playing on his radio: "Let it Be."
posted by Nanukthedog at 1:00 PM on August 14, 2015

He reached out to it, and I thought - he's a forester. Does he not know there are teeth in that beak?!

However, I now want my own goose.
posted by needlegrrl at 1:27 PM on August 14, 2015 [1 favorite]

Heh, this was right outside of town.
posted by Kevin Street at 1:44 PM on August 14, 2015

Was he filming while driving?? Cute video/story, though
posted by saucysault at 3:41 PM on August 14, 2015

I'm guessing it was raised by people who owned the same model/color of truck. Glad it was willing to stick around the lake rather than following him alway.
posted by tavella at 3:47 PM on August 14, 2015

Was he filming while driving??

In his defense, it looks like the only thing he possibly would need to watch out for was another goose.
posted by sutt at 4:22 PM on August 14, 2015 [1 favorite]

It has been my experience that usually geese are dicks. This one seemed pretty cool though.

I also loved the way the goose was using the wake of the side-view mirror to ease his flight.

Maybe the goose was injured or ill and thought the human would help him? I'd like to think that. You did your species proud, Alberta forester dude.
posted by Robin Kestrel at 4:27 PM on August 14, 2015 [4 favorites]

Looks like the CBC got permission for the footage. When I first posted the article, it included this video on YouTube if that's more convenient for people.
posted by figurant at 6:26 PM on August 14, 2015

I guess you could call that a wild goose chase... ;-)
posted by Jade Dragon at 7:02 PM on August 14, 2015 [3 favorites]

Canadians fulfilling their reputation by being nice even to those terrorist demon birds.
posted by traveler_ at 2:26 AM on August 15, 2015 [1 favorite]