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To: MrsNose who wrote (7786)11/17/1998 9:07:00 AM
From: bucko  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 62554
 
actually margie, the reason for the formation is very interesting. the geese are "drafting", using the bird ahead to break the wind. Only the lead bird bears the full brunt of the wind, and they keep shifting the lead bird to spread the effort. Very clever these birds.