當遠遠看到雁行在雲端翱翔﹐總讓人想到詩﹐也許會引經據典背誦幾句。

當走過草地看到幾隻休息的大雁﹐那安逸的樣子也讓人羨慕﹐不願打擾。

當馬路中間有一幫小雁跟在大雁後面踱步﹐人們都會停下來耐心的等。

當水邊有小雁戲水覓食﹐更讓人喜愛憐惜。

但是﹐突然有一大群低空飛行的雁﹐大聲聒噪俯衝而下的時候﹐讓人莫名所以﹐會產生恐懼﹐擔心有什麼事要發生。

星期日﹐天氣真好﹐我原打算在附近走走﹐卻越走越遠﹐又是下坡﹐不覺竟來到百樂水閘門(Ballard Locks)。一路上看到每家院子都經過細心清理﹐準備迎接春天。

等待通過水閘的船隻多了起來﹐路邊草坡上閒散地有幾隻大雁﹐肚子吃得肥肥的﹐安祥自在﹐一副與世無爭的樣子。

這時遠處天際出現了一群大雁﹐牠們越飛越快﹐夾雜著聒噪的吵鬧聲往我這個方向俯衝過來。一轉身就看到牠們降落的身影﹐不像飛機降落還要在長長的跑道上滑行良久才能停下﹐大雁可是翅膀一張﹐來個定點著陸﹐絕妙身手! 但是吵叫聲卻更加熱鬧﹐有的大雁正勾著脖子張開大嘴要決鬥的態式。

飛過來囉

單隻的

單隻迫近

落下的優美身影

落定

牠們勾著脖子﹐好兇喲!

大聲地吵架

打起來了! 地上沒有食物可爭﹐我猜可能是情敵!!

打完了﹐毫不戀戰﹐

凱旋!

網上有人問道﹐為什麼大雁總是一邊飛一邊大聲亂吵?

有很多頑皮的回應﹐也有正經八百的。說是在長途飛行中﹐雁兒互相鼓勵﹑互相扶持﹑互通消息。

Why Geese Honk at Each Other

The most important point I learned from this information has to do with how geese constantly honk at each other, while they are flying. Sometimes you can even hear it as they fly over, it can get so loud. The last month, especially has been pretty active for geese, as they migrate to warmer temperatures. Scientists think this honking has two effects on the entire flock.

First off, it probably allows the geese to locate each other, in order to avoid hitting one other. Secondly, and possibly more important, it is widely thought that this honking is a way of encouraging one another, in order to keep up flock moral. By honking, geese are able to communicate their mutual success, and really put forth a full effort for the entire flock.

水中的小雁悠遊自在﹐絲毫未受影響。

13秒雁聲

大雁給人們帶來歡愉﹐也給人們帶來一些懊惱﹐我之前也寫過一篇 滯留的大雁 是另一個角度來看牠們﹐有空再點過去看罷!