Canadian geese

Canadian geese are prevalent here in New England, and seem to be around all year long. No flying south in the winter for these guys. And you don't have to live too long out in the area before you come across these roaming gangs of attitude on two legs. They populate parks, highway on-ramps, and riversides. (One of my favorite gangs roams the south side of the Charles River, getting their feet wet every once in a while.) As a lover of a bird with attitude (and who wouldn't be after living with the delightful Yellow Feather for those years), I am completely down with their whole thought process that ranges from, "Y'all will slow down, cuz we're crossing the street," and "No, we won't move. Jog around us," to "This is our field. You leave." In a flock of 15 or 20, they own their area, and they let everyone who dares to infringe on their space know it.