The Goose

The word Goose refers to the female, the male Goose is called a gander. A flock of Geese is called a gaggle. Goslings are the young. Geese are of the same family as ducks and swans. They feed on grains, grass sprouts and marine vegetation. In North America the best-known and most widely distributed species is the Canada goose. Its nesting grounds extend from arctic Canada and Alaska to the prairie states of the United States. It varies in color and size, ranging in length from 25 to 45 inches. All individuals have a black tail, head, and neck, with a white patch on the cheek and a brown body. Similar in size to the smallest Canada geese is the brant which nests in the arctic and winters chiefly on salt water. Geese swim with their necks straight up. They fly in V formation with necks outstretched. Types of Geese include: Barnacle Goose Bean Goose Brant Canada Goose Emperor Goose Greater White Fronted Goose Pink Footed Goose Ross' Goose Snow Goose Some Common Phrases with Goose Goose Step A military parade step executed by swinging the legs sharply from the hips and keeping the knees locked. Wild Goose Chase be foolish: go on a fool's errand, go on a wild-goose chase, waste effort Goose Egg Zero, especially when written as a numeral to indicate that no points have been scored. Kill the Goose that lays the Golden Egg become an object lesson, quarrel with one's bread and butter, bite the hand that feeds one, bring one's house about one's ears, knock one's head against a brick wall, put the cart before the horse, have too many eggs in one basket Goose Bumps coldness: sensation of cold, chilliness, chill factor, wind-chill factor, algidity, rigor, hypothermia, shivering, shivers, chattering of the teeth, gooseflesh, goose pimples, goose bumps, frostbite. Cook One's Goose dish, cook one's goose, sabotage, obstruct