Quick Hit: Ducks Push Geese Out of the Park

Some of you may remember a couple posts ago when I discussed the oh-so-fearsome geese that kept hissing at my as I walk through the park on my way to work.

I am now proud to announce that the geese are now gone. Although I'm sure there are those who would claim this has something to do with geese migratory patters, falling property values in the park, or the goslings getting old enough to go spend a week with their grandparents, I am convinced it is because of the ducks.

Yes, there are a lot of ducks in the park these days. And part of me suspects that the ducks were not impressed by the geese hissing at them and told them they could take their precious goslings elsewhere if they were so concerned about any other living entity (including, possibly, the grass) coming within 3 feet of them.

So what has this regime change meant for Bell Spice on her morning walk to work?

1. Ducks don't hiss. (Or, if they do, they don't do it around me).
2. Ducks don't crap all over the path through the park.
3. The ducks don't appear to have any ducklings that they're 'protecting.'
4. The ducks seem to realize that if they want some space, it's pretty easy to stay away from the humans (who mostly stay on land) by spending the majority of their time in the water.

The score so far:
Geese, 0; Ducks 1