Just had to post this as I'm reviewing the race posts (missed the race due to circumstances)
The old saying "Doesn't have the sense God gave a Goose" is actually incorrect - at least as far as birds go. The Canada Geese where I live (around a lake) are really quite smart. They tend to stay in fairly large groups and almost always have a "lookout" for predators. They "marry for life" - if you can call pairing up marrying - and while the ducks at my lake lose 50%+ of their brood every year to predation - the geese are very protective of their young (both mamma and pappa are doting parents) - and usually see their young through to adult goose-hood.
When a group of them fly in the V-Formation it is similar to the peleton in the Tour De France or drafting at a superspeedway. The lead Goose breaks up the air - making flying easier for the others...and they take turns at the front. Actually geese are pretty smart.
OK - my little "fun fact"
