Originally Posted by
Velo Vol
They're some about in certain areas, but I hadn't had a low flyover like that in a while. They were going low in one direction, then turned around and came directly above me a minute later
What do you mean they don't migrate? How would they not freeze to death? I don't know how they even survive here in our quasi-north winter.
Inherent systems, adaptation, and climate change. Cold is not an issue for them at all: they are heavily insulated by their feathers (hence "goose down"), and even their feet/legs can't freeze because they have some weird circulatory thing. All they need is occasional access to grass and to open water.
Urban areas like ours are perfect; there are always 'warm up' periods. Why migrate when you have everything you need right at 'home'? They 'know' humans can't/won't hurt them (protected species), and there are very few natural predators to worry about.