Man Befriends Geese in the Local Park, and One Baby Goose Is Always Excited to See Him
Doug Carleton has turned a quiet city park into part of his daily routine, and the local geese have clearly noticed. After years of showing up, he has gone from a familiar face on the path to someone the birds actively seek out.
He says the flock now recognizes him, and one baby goose in particular has become especially eager to greet him. With eight geese in the park and one gosling named Sam stealing the spotlight, the whole scene has become a surprisingly sweet little ritual.
Now Sam runs to meet him every time he appears, and the rest of the flock is never far behind.
“I can walk up to them and just list them off as anyone would eight people they know well,” Carleton told the reporters. The geese learned to trust Carleton and accepted him as a friend.
Carleton noticed a new gosling in June and decided to name him Sam. He was born on a small island located in the pond.
Once he was strong enough to swim, he came to the shore with his parents. This gave Carleton the opportunity to start interacting with him.
With time, Sam grew very fond of Carleton, and now, every time he sees him, he gets extremely excited and runs up to meet him.
“Sam is the most passive of all the geese so far; geese tend to hiss at people when they feel cornered or think someone is moving too close and ignoring the honking,” Carleton says. “I have never heard Sam hiss at anyone yet.”
That “mom multitasking” energy is like the duck super mom caring for 56 ducklings at once.
It’s obvious that Sam trusts Carleton and loves seeing him. He is so delighted that it often makes other geese follow him. Carleton has a unique and wonderful relationship with all of his goose buddies, and it’s delightful to see.
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