Geese Everywhere in Lady Bird Park

Our intended destination today was Theodore Roosevelt island. But we missed our exit and were redirected towards the pentagon. Rather than continue back we decided to just keep moving ahead a bit and stop at Lady Bird Johnson Park. This time of year it is typical to see flocks of Canada geese. And they were everywhere here. All I know is that they can be very mean so we always keep our distance from them. In the Midwest someone was attacked by one at the office where I worked. The geese were hanging around the marina area. After we walked through the tunnel to the other side of the GW Parkway they were hanging  around the navy-marine memorial. They were floating in the water along the path. They were the perfect backdrop to the Washington Monument and for all of the planes flying overhead along the Potomac River that were landing at Reagan airport. And they were in front of the Lincoln Memorial… and the Jefferson Memorial. Then Marine One flew overhead and eventually landed at the White House. As we were walking back to the car another huge flock started moving en masse toward greener pastures. Then they started walking single file in another direction following their leader. All I can say is these birds are huge and you don’t want to mess with them. We see more wildlife in the city. Maybe it’s because they are so well protected.