POST 323 25NOV2017 CANADA GEESE - THE LAST GOOSE -SẢI CÁNH THIÊN NGA

POST 323 25NOV2017 
CANADA GEESE
THE LAST GOOSE
SẢI CÁNH THIÊN NGA
 

  

	POST 323  25November 2017 From The Thursday Messenger
	“Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, a trusted friend is the best relative, Liberated mind (Nibbana) is the greatest bliss.”  SWQ  (SWQ: Safest Way of Quoting, Buddha)

	Blog www.clubmasterhoang.blogspot.com POST 323  25 November 2017    THE LAST GOOSE       (ENGLISH VERSION)
	THE LAST GOOSE  This evening The sky seemed darker The wind colder The Universe empty When the last goose was leaving Its nostalgic honk fell on me I looked South The goose was gone Letting me stay North Soon snow is coming … Charles Phan Hoang , November 2017

 

	Blog www.clubmasterhoang.blogspot.com POST 323  25 November 2017    SẢI CÁNH THIÊN NGA   (VIETNAMESE VERSION OF THE LAST GOOSE)
	SẢI CÁNH THIÊN NGA Chiều nay trời buồn lặng Gió lạnh vút Không gian rỗng toang Cánh ngỗng cuối cùng bay đi Tiếng kêu não nề Đổ xuống tự thinh không  Ta đứng một mình nhìn miên man Thiên nga bay khuất trời Nam Bỏ lại ta, một mình phương Bắc Tuyết sắp xuống rồi …    Charles Phan Hoang , November 2017

 

POST 323–25 NOVEMBER  2017 CANADA GOOSE

*Canada Geese are common and increased between 1966 and 2015, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. The total North American population in 2015 was between 4.2 million to over 5.6 million. *The big, black-necked Canada Goose with its signature white chinstrap mark is a familiar and widespread bird of fields and parks. Thousands of “honkers” migrate north and south each year, filling the sky with long V-formations. Flights usually begin at dusk, but may begin any time of day, and birds fly both night and day. *Canada Geese eat grain from fields, graze on grass, and dabble in shallow water by tipping forward and extending their necks underwater. During much of the year they associate in large flocks, and many of these birds may be related to one another. They mate for life with very low “divorce rates,” and pairs remain together throughout the year. In spring and summer, geese concentrate their feeding on grasses and sedges, including skunk cabbage leaves and eelgrass. Individual Canada Geese from most populations make annual northward migrations after breeding. Nonbreeding geese, or those that lost nests early in the breeding season, may move anywhere from several kilometers to more than 1500 km northward *The oldest known wild Canada Goose was a female, and at least 33 years, 3 months old when she was shot in Ontario in 2001. She had been banded in Ohio in 1969. * Canada Goose threat displays may involve head pumping, bill opened with tongue raised, hissing, honking, and vibrating neck feathers. When an intruding goose doesn’t retreat, geese may grab each other by breast or throat and hit each other with their wings. Fighting may result in injuries. Source: Web site Canada Goose

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