geese

He was, for example, appalled at the force-feeding of ducks and geese to enlarge their livers to produce foie gras.

In one scene, Maxim reminds a ragtag gang of young boys he’s trying to raise into skilled hunters what they’re fighting for: Their families have lost geese, cats, livestock, a sense of safety.

The Humber Estuary is a site of special scientific interest and along with Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve supports more than half a million birds annually including pink footed geese, puffins, avocets and bar-tailed godwits.

But its presence is causing significant concern to poultry farmers and the next risk comes in the spring when infected flocks of pink footed geese pass through Scotland as they migrate north.

A flock of Brent geese came sweeping over the cliff, riding the wind towards the sky.