I live in the North West of England and i often see the geese flying North towards blackpool and the Irish sea at this time of the year. I would have thought that the geese would fly south to warmer climates rather than to the north for Winter?
2007-09-21 02:44:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It's 2 far 2 fly south.
2007-09-21 02:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by JonBonJovi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geese Flying North
2016-12-14 14:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the geese in the field at the back of my house arrive every August and then leave for Canada in the spring when it gets warmer. They are probably just heading for a pond that they go to everyday to feed, that`s what these geese do, then they come back to the field in the evening.
2007-09-21 02:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by Sir Bobby`s Hairdresser 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Migratory birds move to wherever the resources are that they need - they may migrate north in the spring to breed among the tremendous burst of productivity (ie food) in the Arctic summer, and then back south in the fall to find an area where the living is easier over the winter. Or they may migrate in response to wet/dry seasonality rather than warm/cold seasonality. Waterfowl can be a bit odder - what they need is food and shelter, right? Well, open water (shelter) is available if they can hang out in the ocean water near the coast, and as long as there's food nearby, they're fine. Here in the US, the migratory Canada Goose has established numerous resident populations that nest in the many convenient ponds and reservoirs and flock up in the winter to move to areas where food can be easy to find, such as harvested cornfields and parklands. They tend to move east-west (or coastal-inland, if you prefer) rather than north-south in their short migrations.
2007-09-21 02:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by John R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what breed they are. Most birds fly south, but birds, such as arctic geese like to live in colder/temperate climates. Don't worry about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Goose
2007-09-21 02:50:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also think they do fly south. Maybe they were flying some sort of detour. I don't know whether they alway fly south on a direct route.
2007-09-21 02:50:11 · answer #6 · answered by cuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, its too far to walk...
but are they flying north, or is it that they are flying towards their roosts... coz our geese, in beautiful V formation pass by every evening at dusk, and they are flying south, but thats where they roost... and they are only 150 feet inthe air... which isnt exactly cruisng altitude...
2007-09-21 02:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fly the Great Circle Path because its shorter.
2007-09-21 02:50:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nature
2007-09-21 05:15:01 · answer #9 · answered by k_reggie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi,
because they cant walk he he
just a joke sorry i dont know i think it because its warmer
blondie xx
2007-09-21 02:50:00 · answer #10 · answered by blondie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋