At first light, long, wavering skeins of geese lift off the coastal mudflats and, strung out like gigantic necklaces across the sky, fly inland to feed.
Several flights of mallards landed out in front of us, then we heard the distant calling of Canada geese that had lifted from their feeding in nearby farm fields.
Remove the browned goose from the oven, carefully lift the goose out of the tray, then pour off the fat – there'll be loads; don't throw it way, it's gold dust and if you are making roast potatoes, the goose fat will make the best ever.
When you hear things like it's a fact I'm only 90 minutes away from lifting the League Cup I get goose bumps.
He lifted the geese out of the bags, untied the strings that loosely bound their wings and let them walk about the car.
On February 28 , 2007 media observed that Vietnam lifted a 2005 ban on hatching ducks and geese, even though a new outbreak of HPAI H5N1 in northern Vietnam (Hai Duong province) was reported that week (Table 5_2007v).
It plans to lift a layer of government protection from resident Canada geese and give the states far greater leeway to reduce flocks without federal permission.
Lift the tied turkey into a roasting tin, moisten with a little more goose fat and season the skin with a little salt.
It turned out, in a detail that could have been lifted from a George Saunders story, they all nearly died because the plane had flown into a flock of geese.
