Got Goose? Goosing: 2011 DO NOT ATTEMPT

This is another of my "return to" videos. I have no originality; I just keep doing the same moronic things over and over again to get attention.

Now that I've admitted that, DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS. GEESE HAVE VERY HARD BEAKS, THEY CAN POKE OR PINCH YOU FASTER

THAN YOU'D EXPECT, AND THEY ARE STRONG. PUTTING YOUR FACE IN A HUNGRY GOOSE'S FACE CAN GET YOU BADLY HURT IN AN

EYE.

The location of this silliness is widely known as McKinley Park. Thousands of people enjoy the park weekly during the summer months. On any

given day, one can see people jogging, walking pets, picnicing, searching for one of the multiple GeoCache spots, getting married in the large

rose garden, or performing the informal rite of passing for Sacramentans: feeding the ducks. The "duck pond" is actually teeming with

turtles someone dumped, gulls (that look exactly like "seagulls" but there's no such animal as a seagull. Really. See my "Got Gulls?" video if

you doubt me), a couple comerants, "mystery fish" (Someone claimed a pet alligator was dumped there that was snapping up ducklings by the

score. The pond was drained but nothing big and mean was found except unidentified 3-foot long fish) and geese. Around the pond are

crows, squirrels of the typical SacTown ilk (ie likely to hop up on your picnic table and eat with you), fearless pigeons, and kids with parents

throwing stale bread at ducks. I've grown up and want more entertaining company on two legs so the geese and I get along just ducky

(Groan.)

Where the idea for this came from is lost to mankind. I feed things by hand; that's my nature. I don't generally feed anything other than myself with my face. Also, the Ritz Cracker bit is odd since they are neither stale nor longer than a strip of stiff bread. I picked them up and knew that was what I wanted to use. The first video was also my first gonzo clip, shot entirely with one hand holding the camera to my face while talking to it or aimed at some vague guess of where my mouth would be when a goose got brave. This time however, I was prepared with a Nikon D90 camera, tripod, remote trigger, off-camera lighting (wasn't needed), filters, Band-aids (nah, just kidding), and multiple lenses. There were extensive test shots and far more garbage than I needed to be carrying around: I had recently torn up my left knee and was in a walking brace from ankle to thigh. But, once you get the urge, who can resist a goose kiss in the morning mist when I insist?

Stills taken from the same morning are in my Red Bubble gallery. Just remember, THIS IS NOT TO BE ATTEMPTED. (My face looks bad already so a few nasty gashes in it will hardly matter none... Hehehe!)

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• geese
• feeding
• McKinley Park
• Sacramento
• California
• gonzo
• Nikon D90
• funny
• dumb

[sweetscent62]

R.I.P. Lovely Lenny.. I miss you. Love always... Wen xoxoxoxox

[molarmama5]

I have never been hurt by a goose. However, I do not recommend that you stick your entire face in harms way of any animal, including people!

[paintingsbycr]

Thanks for sharing Lenny. You are very brave.