Geese

I think it can be one or two words and is slang rap term for a puffy, down jacket.

The healthy ones can. And so can healthy Mallards too.

Necessary actions that require a lot of work have to been done in small pieces to be achieved, but sooner or later those small actions will add up to great effect.

I've been told by people who have degrees in Veternary Science that it is instinct for geese to travel in groups. I happen to disagree.

Considering that they have been hunted for hundreds of years, I think they realized they had to stay together for their own safety.

Geese and especially ducks are not stupid. If you observe them long enough you will see that they reason and respond to situations.

No they don't. They stop at ponds and in forest preserves for rest breaks.

Molting is the term that is given to the 8-10 week flightless period when geese shed their outer wing feathers and regrow new ones. Molting occurs between mid-June through August; and most birds are able to fly again by mid-August.

When I was a kid, we had a gander (the male). Whenever a car was driven down the driveway, he would really start hollering that distinctive honk. I wouldn't say it was warning of danger, unless it was to him. But, he was certainly telling us that something was different and that he didn't like for things to be different in his world.

Because the one in front breaks the wind, making it easier for everyone behind it to fly because there is less force against them. When the lead goose is tired it moves to the back and another one takes the lead.

Mother Goose Gardens was an amusement park in Utica,

Illinois outside of the south entrance of Starved Rock State park. It opened in 1957 and only lasted for ten years. It included a 30'

reproduction of Mother Goose herself and was centered around children's fairy tales.

There is no trace of it today where it stood.

Certain types of geese are known to deter snakes. One species, the cotton goose, is known to deter snakes and to even kill them.

Geese

England, from the Middle-English word "gose" or the Old-English word "gōs".

Yes, they do. But I do not know exactly where and when.

a bunch of eggs together

That depends on the individual goose. Some will continue their activities like swimming or grazing inspite of a rain storm. Most, however, will seek shelter under a low, dense tree like a pine tree. The pine needles are close together and provide an almost water-tight roof from which to wait out the storm.

"Sauce for the goose" is an aphorism that means that what is applicable for one person is applicable for another.

The fuller saying is "Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, too".

For example, if a husband is committing adultery, he has no cause to complain if his wife does, too.

The Spruce Goose was the biggest aircraft ever made, made with completely wood.

A goose down comforter is a piece of bedding made from goose feathers. The comforter is the top piece of bedding that goes over your sheets, but under your decorative pillows.

People do this to control the goose population. When you put the oil on the eggs, it block the pores of the egg and the embryo dies from asphyxiation. It is called addleing I think.

Yes, without the mother nurturing, and warmth it will die. The egg was probably discarded because it was already dead, or touch by a human or other predator. The mother goose probably got rid of it as to not attract the predators back to the nest.

Young geese are not ducklings, poults, or chicks they are goslings.

white

The female is called the duck or the hen, and a male duck is called a drake. The difference in appearance is when the ducks get older, the drakes tail feather curls up. This feather is called a drake feather. The hen's feathers stay flat, and also, the hens lay eggs, whether they're fertilized or not. Also, in many cases, the drakes coloring is a lot brighter.

I think it is a Gosling

I find that the very tip of the beak of a male goose is usually white or light colored while the beak of the female is a darker or black.