'Goose Whisperer' Bonds With Park Birds

July 18th, 2007 By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press Writer 'Goose Whisperer' Bonds With Park Birds (AP)

Geese specialist Martin Hof observes geese in a park in Delft, west central Netherlands, Wednesday July 11, 2007. A gaggle of geese runs riot in the Hof van Delft Park. They honk, they hiss, they harass, and they scatter droppings everywhere. Hof has become a minor celebrity here, in part for his ability to communicate with fowl, which some say borders on the magical. They call him "The Goose Whisperer," and he has a job to do. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

(AP) -- A gaggle of geese runs riot in the Hof van Delft Park. They honk, they hiss, they harass and - it's hard not to notice - they scatter droppings everywhere. Soon, a lanky young man comes to impose order on the chaos.



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