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BBC News
03-08-2025
- BBC News
'Celebrity' geese get their own calendar
Check out these flock-stars.A gaggle of 'celebrity' geese in the town of March, Cambridgeshire, are waddling their way into a 2026 over ten years, around 20 white geese have been strutting their stuff around town like they own the place - seen crossing streets, walking on pavements, visiting shops and even learning how to use a zebra British Trust for Ornithology, who are bird experts, says it has never heard of examples of geese visiting for crossing the road, a spokesperson said: "Many birds are highly intelligent, and certainly some, such as crows and gulls are more than capable of observing and learning such behaviour but, personally, I've never seen geese do this." The feathery friends have flapped their way into the heart of many people in March, and a social media fan club, The Geese of March, has over 3,000 some residents are not fans of the flock because they say there's far too much poo around goal is to sell 800 calendars at £5 each and raise £4,000 for animal charities. But Brenda Smith, who lives in the town, said: "They are a pain; there's that much poo everywhere; it is all over the brand new pavements," she another resident, Kerry Howard, is definitely 'Team Goose'. "It makes me laugh… we can't go anywhere because the geese are crossing the road. It just makes you think… slow down."
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
St. Lucie County Fire Rescue extinguishes large scrap pile fire early Tuesday
FORT PIERCE — Rescue crews early Tuesday morning stopped a large scrap pile fire with explosions from spreading to nearby buildings, according to St. Lucie County Fire Rescue officials. Multiple units responded around 6:41 a.m. to reports of a large scrap pile on fire with explosions in the 3300 block of Avenue D in Fort Pierce, officials said at the agency's Facebook page. Upon arrival, crews worked to extinguish the flames and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown, spokesperson Brenda Smith said Tuesday. St. Lucie County: Fort Pierce man died Monday in head-on crash on North Kings Highway, according to FHP St. Lucie County: Firearms and ammo found at home of man accused of threatening president, officials say Olivia Franklin is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Olivia on X @Livvvvv_5 or reach her by phone at 317-627-8048. E-mail her at This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Fire rescue stops scrap pile fire with explosions from spreading
