After a few days of trying to spot the goose with the arrow in its neck, with no luck, we finally found out what happened. The goose managed to get the arrow out all by itself! Saw Ed in the Park, who tells us that he and Anne saw it,k and it actually came up to them. I guess the goose had trouble eating with the arrow and was hungry. The arrow was gone! One side of the neck was featherless around the hole, but it seems to be healing. I am imagining the goose shaking its head from side to side for days, until it came out. It couldn't have known that the arrow would only come out the way it went in.
There's an article in today's Times, with a great picture. And a very respectful reference to Anne and Ed, unlike some of the comments we've seen in the local papers. Mentions that they've saved 9 geese from fishing lines so far - no mention of the swan rescues, which are more important and impressive in my mind.
Pretty pictures in the park today - lots of green, the swan family is growing, and the green heron is hanging out near them.
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