The Canadian Question

A regular reader, one "RageKage," pointed out in my last post that some birds wintering in frigid Illinois might in fact have migrated from an even colder clime. In fact, RageKage was exactly right. But what types of demented fowl would consider sub zero weather to be an inviting change of pace? You guessed it, CANADIAN ones. The land that brought us Ice Wine, Poutine, and The War of 1812 is now foisting off its laziest geese on our fair city. But really, what can you expect from the country that popularized Raelianism and The Flesh Eating Disease?

I kid, I kid. Actually, I used to live in Canada. It's a country I love deeply, and these geese really are tough as nails. They summer almost all the way to the arctic and they've been known to fly to Northern Europe and Siberia. But there is a disturbing trend here. Recently some of them have stopped migrating. They're just hanging out here all year round, a bunch of Canadian free loaders. The jury is still out on whether they are attracted to the U.S. because of our world-class health care or our incorruptible political culture, but the birds look like they're here to stay. So where's the border security when you need it?