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elwood 12-22-2011 11:48 AM

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hey guys, I live between Dallas and ft,worth Texas, been in my house 12 years, and every year with out fail about this time of the year, I see flock after flock of ducks heading south, danm beautiful sight, sometimes I sit in my yard and watch the formations for hours.
damn this year if there not coming from the south going north, I doubted my self for a minute but ill be damned if there not actually all flying north.
weird hu.
wonder what's up ?

41 Fords ohio 12-22-2011 12:12 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by elwood (Post 328952)
hey guys, I live between Dallas and ft,worth Texas, been in my house 12 years, and every year with out fail about this time of the year, I see flock after flock of ducks heading south, danm beautiful sight, sometimes I sit in my yard and watch the formations for hours.
damn this year if there not coming from the south going north, I doubted my self for a minute but ill be damned if there not actually all flying north.
weird hu.
wonder what's up ?

My exwife moved to Aransass Pass,She's probably scaring the hell out of all of them. Thanks Ed

charles in east texas 12-22-2011 12:40 PM

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It will come to pass when you will not be able to recognize one season from the next.
Charles

Junknshit 12-22-2011 12:48 PM

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Too much crazy stuff going on south of the border.

28RPU 12-22-2011 01:19 PM

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I noticed yesterday there were 2 flocks of geese and they were flying north. Maybe all the hotels are full in Mexico??

elwood 12-22-2011 02:37 PM

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lot of kidding around here, but..
i think the critters know something we dont.
i think the world is changing and not for the good.
im glad i can drive my old ford every day, try to enjoy life while it last.

ken ct 12-22-2011 04:12 PM

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Naw,Mexico is sending back all American Geese that are illegal in that country back to America,that have NO green cards. ken ct.

Hoop 12-22-2011 04:36 PM

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elwood,

As you are no doubt aware, you live in a major migratory flyway. Long ago I was stationed at Perrin AFB, up by Sherman. There was a huge bird refuge right under the outside downwind leg of the traffic pattern.

Couldn't help thinking about the possibilities of hitting one of the many Canada and Snow geese at 350 kts or so.

We have a bunch of Canada geese here in North Florida at this time of the year. This is a little confusing since their name has nothing to do with the country of Canada (they are not "Canadian" geese) ... we also have a lot of Canadian people here, too ... you can tell who they are because they are the only ones actually in the water swimming at the beach.

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uncle max 12-22-2011 04:48 PM

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Nothing new... Seagulls have been flying upsidedown for quite some time over Salt Lake City!

Mike51Merc 12-22-2011 04:54 PM

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Seems it's been warmer in the north than the south lately. Those birds aren't stupid, you know.

39portlander 12-22-2011 06:07 PM

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El, I think those Geese are messed up due to 2012 being a "leap" year. Check the farmers almanac, it's all good!

Lawson Cox 12-22-2011 07:19 PM

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Maybe Mr.O is offering free food.

Brian 12-22-2011 08:54 PM

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Elwood, I think you are right in that they know something we don't. Recent world events and crazy weather indicate that what we once assumed as normal, can no longer be relied upon. Keep enjoying that old Ford experience. Brian

41 Fords ohio 12-22-2011 09:38 PM

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But seriously. I have been working in the Salt Lake City area since September. The building that I work at has a canal behind it and a small wet lands. There have been thousands of geese in a half a mile area,near this canal. No one I've talked to has ever seen this many geese at any time in this area. The canal is frozen over and has been for 2 weeks. No one can figure out why they are not down south. These geese even sleep out on the ice. I don't know much about their habits,but sleeping on the ice? Go figure. It's very strange.

John Kennedy 12-22-2011 09:47 PM

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GPS failure. Geese Positioning System. Either that or defective Chinese geese?

John Kennedy 12-22-2011 09:50 PM

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In all seriousness, we're on the verge of a cyclic magnetic pole reversal, has happened in the past several times. Documented in rock strata. Maybe that's what they're feeling?

Brian 12-22-2011 10:45 PM

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And down here in New Zealand, news that Christchurch has today experienced another massive earthquake, comparable evidently to the February 22 quake. Christchurch keeps rocking and rolling, has been for months and months, once again one of those strange world events I mentioned in my earlier post. Brian

Mike in AZ 12-22-2011 10:48 PM

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have heard the drought has changed some of the migration paths...so maybe they're going where the food is....when the snow flies and the water freezes, they'll head farther south.....just my guess.....Mike

frederic 12-23-2011 09:37 AM

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Now I know why the polarity in my Optima battery has reversed. Its happened, birds fly opposite direction, batteries change, obama still president, the earths poles have shifted !!!!!

flatheadernie 12-23-2011 11:03 AM

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In Etheopia a 500mile gap in the continental shelf has been pulling apart getting ready to break away and become a new continent, expect news in about 300 to 400 million yrs. I will try to keep up with the latest news :>) ernie n tx


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