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I once found two domesticated Chinese geese that someone had dumped along the side of the road out in the country. They were thin and very hungry and one of them had an injured wing so I decided to rescue them. I found a woman who ran a bird sanctuary down in Montgomery, Alabama, (about a two-hour drive away), who said she would take the birds in, doctor the injured one, and then let them live out their lives safe and happy on her private lake. All I had to do was bring them to her. Here's where the Buick comes in! Since I didn't have a cage to put the bird's in (and they were both rather skittish), I made a neat "cage" for them in the back of my estate wagon by blocking off the backseat with clothes baskets, and then I put a cardboard and some sheets down for possible "bird droppings" along the way. I had quite a time trying to catch those geese by myself! The first one didn't give me too much trouble, but the second one (the injured female) was not so willing. I chased her up and down that country road on a hot, humid August day, until finally, with a prayer heavenward, I nabbed her. Have you ever held a squirming Chinese goose in one arm and opened a glass window in the gate of a station wagon with the other ? It's really fun. Anyway, I managed to place the goose inside the homemade "cage" with her frantic male partner. Once reunited, the pair settled down, and off we were to Montgomery in my trusty old Buick, aka "goosemobile"! All's well that end's well. The lady who agreed to adopt the birds met me outside her office building, and we transferred the geese into cages. She kept me apprised of their progress (including photos), and I'm happy to report that thanks, in part, to my Buick estate wagon, a pair of abandoned Chinese geese were rescued and relocated to a wonderful new home!

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