The Canadian geese
flying in V’s
always amaze me
when I’ve seen
them flying in formation
and I wonder how they know
how to fly in that beautiful V
and which goose is appointed
to be at the point of the V
and if they change positions
from one of the geeze
on the sides of the V
to the point from time
to time
I read the purpose
of the point
of the V shape
the first goose
is to create
an updraft
to reduce wind
resistance for
the rest of
the flying V flock
which enables
the geeze
to fly longer
with less effort
and I just learned
that the geese
do change positions
each taking
the point to reduce
tiredness
among the flock
it amazes me these birds
somehow have that
teamwork intelligence
and it makes me
like them
even more
Bob Boyd