Druid Animal Oracle Study Group--Goose

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Geese are very sociable birds, living together in large flocks. They are rather noisy and stay out in the open, both on the ground and in the air, which makes them vulnerable to being hunted, however some will stand guard and warn the rest of any danger, and they are quite good at defending themselves and driving off attackers with their strong necks and beaks. They don't store or build for the future, eating all the food in an area and flying away together when it's gone, often destroying the grass and leaving bare dirt behind. Geese have a good instinctive knowledge of the seasons and navigational abilities, migrating in spring and autumn to a more favourable environment, again as a group.

The symbolic meanings this suggests to me are families, larger groups, chatter, argument, herd behaviour, lack of individual thought, protecting others, consumerism, greed, destruction of the environment, nomadism, moving home.