I was quite fortunate to have spotted this pair of geese today, making their brave winter migration over turbulent ocean waters.

Have you ever heard of the figure of speech, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander"? Obviously, this is meant to be a parody of other nonsensical figures of speech (such as ice-cream koans).

As you can clearly see, the distinctive green-colored head of the female (goose) is designed to lure prey species closer to the nest, while the more camouflaged pattern on the male (gander) is perfect for hiding in tall grass and making a sudden ambush from behind, utilizing its sickle-shaped hindclaws to quickly subdue prey.

So, no, what's good for the goose is not good for the gander. If they were both camouflaged or both obvious, their cooperative strategy would not work very well.

People are different. People should use their relative strengths in cooperative fashion in order to better assist each other. We're not all the same. For example, some of us know a lot about birds, and some of us don't. It's okay! Those of us who know a lot about birds will tell you who don't know about birds about birds!

Anyway, enjoy the geese.


(To those of you doing searches who may insist upon proper identification, these might actually be Mallard Ducks.)