Fly Away Home Page #2

because I can't make a living off it.

If I don't sell, how will I

send my kids to college?

The Chair recognises Glenn Seiferts.

I'd like to say it's not

this project that worries me...

...as much as the ones

that'll follow in its wake.

I don't believe many of you

want this to happen.

I wish you'd consider the fields

and streams your children play in.

The clean air, the clean water...

...the general peace of mind.

And let's not forget the animals.

They're on the brink of leaving here

forever if this permit is passed...

... so think about it.

- But you tried!

- I have enough to deal with.

- I've got enough on my...

- Shh!

Hey. How you doing?

What time did she go to sleep?

What time did she go to sleep?

Amy!

Amy!

I don't even remember falling asleep.

Well, now we know why

she was going to the marsh.

- Is it okay for her to sleep here?

- Oh, yeah. She'll be okay.

Can I keep them? Please?

Hi, guys.

Good morning.

You've got to feed them

every two hours.

Okay.

And they need a lot of attention.

What they need is to learn

where to poop.

Come on, they're just babies.

Look, they're not going to be able

to stay in the house.

If you put them outside, owls and cats

will get them. And they'll die!

- There's your bus. You've gotta go.

- Are you sure you can handle this?

Yes, I'm sure. Okay?

Go to school. Go. Now!

I hear they postponed

building for a year.

Who knows? I don't believe it.

My daughter found some goose eggs

in that mess.

They wiped out some birds

when they went through there.

They hatched, now I've got fuzzballs

in my house. I don't know what to do.

- Wild geese, yeah.

- Yeah.

That was one of the last nesting

places for them in the area.

- You just inherited more problems.

- Great.

Geese learn from their parents.

Everything from what to eat,

how to fly, when to migrate.

When do they migrate?

Late fall. But without

the parental influence...

...they'll get the urge to fly,

but won't know where they're going.

- How do I take care of them?

- A little grass and grain for now.

I'll come by in a couple days and see

what you got, and if I can help.

- That would be great.

- Good.

Hey, hey. Come on, goose.

Hey, goose.

- How old is she?

- Thirteen.

They grow up quick, don't they?

I wouldn't know.

It's amazing how they follow her

around like that.

Yeah. It's called "imprinting."

The first living thing a goose sees

it assumes is its mother.

They'll follow her anywhere.

It's important to note

that geese are tough birds.

The way they've been displaced,

I'm amazed they're not extinct.

But they've learned to adapt.

Where do they go?

That's the problem.

I get calls all the time.

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