Saturday, November 22, 2025

Saturday squirrel.

Up, up, and away

As our furry friends are once again taking a break for appearing on the blog and now are officially on hiatus, yet another campus neighbor can make an appearance. The Branta canadensis, or Canada goose in common parlance, is on the move. Spotted anywhere on campus but predominantly at the lakes, Canada gooses are at times standoff, aggressive at others, and flighty in between. Year round residents at Notre Dame, gooses never stray too far from the heated lake of St. Joseph's- thanks to the power plant- but today, they were on the go. On being spotted flying, one goose non-verbaled, "Tootles!"

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