1 00:00:00,655 --> 00:00:02,933 [film projector rattling] 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:08,284 [soft classical music] 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:12,771 --> 00:00:17,155 [keyboard clacking] 6 00:00:24,196 --> 00:00:25,439 NARRATOR: The unknown. 7 00:00:29,995 --> 00:00:31,652 The unexpected. 8 00:00:36,174 --> 00:00:39,970 The world stopped, and we withdrew. 9 00:00:41,420 --> 00:00:46,460 Behind masks, behind closed doors, 10 00:00:47,530 --> 00:00:50,774 not knowing when we would reemerge. 11 00:00:54,433 --> 00:00:56,090 Heroes appeared. 12 00:01:00,336 --> 00:01:02,993 And they faced the challenge. 13 00:01:07,998 --> 00:01:09,828 We were isolated. 14 00:01:11,933 --> 00:01:13,452 Alone. 15 00:01:17,146 --> 00:01:21,633 But life? It can truly surprise you. 16 00:01:22,806 --> 00:01:25,223 When you least expect it. 17 00:01:26,534 --> 00:01:29,330 And offer hope. 18 00:01:32,540 --> 00:01:36,510 [Cheryl imitating goose honking] 19 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,204 Honk, come here. 20 00:01:41,273 --> 00:01:43,517 Honk, Honk. 21 00:01:46,692 --> 00:01:48,142 Here he comes. 22 00:01:48,211 --> 00:01:50,800 - Come here! Come on! - [Honk honking] 23 00:01:50,869 --> 00:01:52,698 [Cheryl imitating goose honking] 24 00:01:52,767 --> 00:01:53,941 Hi! 25 00:01:54,010 --> 00:01:56,806 [Honk honking] 26 00:01:56,875 --> 00:01:58,497 Hi! 27 00:01:58,566 --> 00:02:00,844 Come on, hi! 28 00:02:00,913 --> 00:02:02,881 Come on up here. 29 00:02:05,297 --> 00:02:08,266 [Honk honking] 30 00:02:10,854 --> 00:02:15,100 NARRATOR: And sometimes, that hope that you are looking for? 31 00:02:17,102 --> 00:02:21,175 Is in the form of a goose. 32 00:02:21,244 --> 00:02:23,557 [Honk honking] 33 00:02:23,626 --> 00:02:25,800 CHERYL: How did I meet Honk? 34 00:02:25,869 --> 00:02:28,078 I will never forget. 35 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:32,117 I was taking a walk along a park that's in my neighborhood. 36 00:02:32,186 --> 00:02:35,189 It opens up into a really beautiful pond. 37 00:02:35,258 --> 00:02:39,435 And, I had started taking these walks every day 38 00:02:39,504 --> 00:02:43,680 because everything was shutting down in Dallas, 39 00:02:43,749 --> 00:02:46,269 and, my gosh, cities across the country. 40 00:02:46,338 --> 00:02:50,100 And we were wearing masks, and we're social distancing, 41 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:53,483 and we're not supposed to see our family or friends, 42 00:02:53,552 --> 00:02:55,244 and everyone's working from home 43 00:02:55,313 --> 00:02:59,489 and it was such a confusing and scary time. 44 00:02:59,558 --> 00:03:04,045 And the one thing that, you know, um, 45 00:03:04,114 --> 00:03:06,876 was being recommended was, you know, go outside, 46 00:03:06,945 --> 00:03:08,809 and, you know, you could take a-- 47 00:03:08,878 --> 00:03:10,707 take a socially distant walk. 48 00:03:10,776 --> 00:03:13,020 So, that's what I did. 49 00:03:13,089 --> 00:03:15,747 I thought, "Well I'm-- You know, I'm gonna start taking walks. 50 00:03:15,816 --> 00:03:18,163 "Mentally and physically, it'll be good for me." 51 00:03:18,232 --> 00:03:21,718 I live in an area that has some really beautiful parks. 52 00:03:21,787 --> 00:03:25,412 I was taking a walk along the creek, uh, 53 00:03:25,481 --> 00:03:27,241 that runs through the park, 54 00:03:27,310 --> 00:03:30,313 and then it opens up into this really beautiful pond. 55 00:03:30,382 --> 00:03:33,143 And I was sitting there, you know, taking in the pond, 56 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,801 and, um, taking a picture. 57 00:03:35,870 --> 00:03:38,390 And all of a sudden, I hear this-- 58 00:03:38,459 --> 00:03:41,013 this like, bizarre honking sound. 59 00:03:41,082 --> 00:03:43,982 I never heard anything like it before. 60 00:03:44,051 --> 00:03:47,986 And I turn, and I see this goose, 61 00:03:48,055 --> 00:03:52,024 running as fast as he can, directly towards me. 62 00:03:52,093 --> 00:03:55,545 And, uh, I was really-- You know, it freaked me out. 63 00:03:55,614 --> 00:03:58,721 I started to kinda run away from him. 64 00:03:58,790 --> 00:04:01,206 I mean, I didn't know what he was gonna do. 65 00:04:01,275 --> 00:04:03,622 I-- And I have to tell you, I've never been around a goose. 66 00:04:03,691 --> 00:04:06,660 I'm a city girl, and I was like, you know, 67 00:04:06,729 --> 00:04:09,387 kinda just sort of froze, and he came up to me, 68 00:04:09,456 --> 00:04:12,252 honking, honking, honking, like he knew me. 69 00:04:12,321 --> 00:04:14,944 I immediately, you know, had my phone, 70 00:04:15,013 --> 00:04:17,809 and started videoing him and taking a picture. 71 00:04:17,878 --> 00:04:20,294 So, I'm on a walk, and this little one is not 72 00:04:20,363 --> 00:04:24,298 practicing social distancing at all. 73 00:04:24,367 --> 00:04:26,611 Are you lonely and missing people? 74 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,026 Huh? 75 00:04:28,095 --> 00:04:30,546 - [Honk honking] - Yeah, I hear ya. 76 00:04:30,615 --> 00:04:32,099 It's tough, innit? 77 00:04:32,168 --> 00:04:33,997 - [Honk honking] - I know. 78 00:04:34,066 --> 00:04:35,861 It'll end soon. 79 00:04:35,930 --> 00:04:38,139 And I kinda talked to him for a little bit. 80 00:04:38,208 --> 00:04:41,522 And then, you know, started to head back home. 81 00:04:41,591 --> 00:04:43,628 And he starts following me. 82 00:04:43,697 --> 00:04:47,701 And I cross the street to where, you know, to head home, 83 00:04:47,770 --> 00:04:49,910 and he crosses the street after me 84 00:04:49,979 --> 00:04:53,431 and starts running in the middle of the street, in traffic. 85 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:57,676 And [laughs], I mean, cars are stopping, it's a spectacle. 86 00:04:57,745 --> 00:04:59,678 And I was, like, 87 00:04:59,747 --> 00:05:02,716 "I can't leave this goose in the middle of the street, 88 00:05:02,785 --> 00:05:05,374 "chasing me," so I turned around, 89 00:05:05,443 --> 00:05:08,238 and I guided him back to the park. 90 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:11,241 I kinda coaxed him down by the water, and he went in, 91 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:13,485 and was bathing a little bit, 92 00:05:13,554 --> 00:05:14,969 and you know, when he was sort of, 93 00:05:15,038 --> 00:05:16,557 had his head under the water, 94 00:05:16,626 --> 00:05:18,697 I ran, and I literally hid behind a bush. 95 00:05:18,766 --> 00:05:20,906 And he looked around, he started honking, 96 00:05:20,975 --> 00:05:24,427 he seemed a little panicked, and then he went about his day. 97 00:05:24,496 --> 00:05:26,015 He went-- He swam off. 98 00:05:26,084 --> 00:05:29,190 So I headed home and, uh, 99 00:05:29,259 --> 00:05:32,021 I just could not get this goose out of my head. 100 00:05:32,090 --> 00:05:34,920 I mean, it was the most bizarre thing 101 00:05:34,989 --> 00:05:37,026 that had ever happened to me. 102 00:05:37,095 --> 00:05:41,824 So, I went back the next day and found him, 103 00:05:41,893 --> 00:05:43,481 you know, swimming in the pond. 104 00:05:43,550 --> 00:05:46,553 And I just started to kind of call for him. 105 00:05:46,622 --> 00:05:48,934 I made this honking sound, and-- 106 00:05:49,003 --> 00:05:50,764 and I'm sure people thought I was crazy, 107 00:05:50,833 --> 00:05:54,526 but, um, he immediately, his head perks up, 108 00:05:54,595 --> 00:05:58,047 and he starts honking, and he swims as fast as he can to me. 109 00:05:59,082 --> 00:06:02,948 So, I'm here to see Honk, and I wanted to introduce you. 110 00:06:03,017 --> 00:06:05,572 I just called for him, and he's going nuts. 111 00:06:06,780 --> 00:06:10,128 Honk! Come on, baby! Swim across. 112 00:06:10,197 --> 00:06:11,440 He's coming. 113 00:06:13,062 --> 00:06:14,408 Come on! 114 00:06:16,721 --> 00:06:17,998 Honk! 115 00:06:19,309 --> 00:06:20,518 Here he comes. 116 00:06:20,587 --> 00:06:24,073 [Honk honking] 117 00:06:24,142 --> 00:06:25,833 Can you see him? 118 00:06:25,902 --> 00:06:27,525 Here he comes. 119 00:06:27,594 --> 00:06:28,871 Come on, Honk. 120 00:06:28,940 --> 00:06:30,424 Let me try to turn this around. 121 00:06:30,493 --> 00:06:32,426 Aw, I missed you. 122 00:06:32,495 --> 00:06:34,463 Hi, Honk. 123 00:06:34,532 --> 00:06:36,430 Hi! 124 00:06:36,499 --> 00:06:38,467 I know! 125 00:06:38,536 --> 00:06:41,366 How are you? 126 00:06:41,435 --> 00:06:45,025 Oh, my God, he's so cute, isn't he guys? Look. 127 00:06:45,094 --> 00:06:47,959 Hi Honk! These are my friends. 128 00:06:48,028 --> 00:06:50,237 You get to meet them on Facebook. 129 00:06:50,306 --> 00:06:53,205 I told them all about you. 130 00:06:54,552 --> 00:06:56,450 Oh, look, he's drawing his wings. 131 00:06:56,519 --> 00:06:57,900 [Cheryl gasps] 132 00:06:57,969 --> 00:06:59,453 You're so pretty. 133 00:06:59,522 --> 00:07:02,629 I kid you not, he was across the pond. 134 00:07:02,698 --> 00:07:05,632 All I do is say, "Honk, Honk," and here he comes. 135 00:07:05,701 --> 00:07:08,289 I just met this goose, two days ago. 136 00:07:08,358 --> 00:07:10,084 I started calling him Honk 137 00:07:10,153 --> 00:07:12,570 because he talks so much and so loud. 138 00:07:12,639 --> 00:07:16,125 And we kind of just sat there for the afternoon, 139 00:07:16,194 --> 00:07:18,058 and he wouldn't leave my side. 140 00:07:18,127 --> 00:07:21,993 I had posted some videos and pictures of Honk on Facebook, 141 00:07:22,062 --> 00:07:26,238 and I sent it to my friend, Judy, who lives in New York. 142 00:07:26,307 --> 00:07:30,864 And she's a big animal rights activist and animal lover, 143 00:07:30,933 --> 00:07:32,762 and she immediately said, 144 00:07:32,831 --> 00:07:34,868 "Cheryl, that's a domestic goose. 145 00:07:34,937 --> 00:07:37,457 "That goose does not belong at a park." 146 00:07:37,526 --> 00:07:41,012 And I'm like, "What does that even mean, a domestic goose?" 147 00:07:41,081 --> 00:07:43,532 And she said, "Oh, it was probably raised on a farm, 148 00:07:43,601 --> 00:07:45,603 "but it can't fly." 149 00:07:45,672 --> 00:07:47,915 That-- It looks like a Toulouse Goose 150 00:07:47,984 --> 00:07:50,366 was the kind of goose Honk is. 151 00:07:50,435 --> 00:07:53,852 And I was like, "Well, how did he get there?" 152 00:07:53,921 --> 00:07:55,751 And she goes, "Well, probably somebody dumped him." 153 00:07:55,820 --> 00:07:57,407 And I'm like, "What?" 154 00:07:57,477 --> 00:08:00,272 And like, I had never even heard of that. 155 00:08:00,341 --> 00:08:02,343 I had never-- I was so ignorant. 156 00:08:02,412 --> 00:08:05,174 I had never even heard about dumping ducks. 157 00:08:05,243 --> 00:08:10,144 So Judy really said, "You know, you need to think about 158 00:08:10,213 --> 00:08:12,837 "possibly getting him to a sanctuary." 159 00:08:12,906 --> 00:08:16,944 And, I didn't know the first thing about doing that, 160 00:08:17,013 --> 00:08:20,810 so she recommended that I call a friend of hers 161 00:08:20,879 --> 00:08:24,434 named Mary Beth, who does a lot of rescues 162 00:08:24,504 --> 00:08:26,022 in the New York area. 163 00:08:26,091 --> 00:08:27,852 I wanted to talk to you today 164 00:08:27,921 --> 00:08:30,130 to kind of just give you an update of-- 165 00:08:30,199 --> 00:08:32,132 of where I am with Honk. 166 00:08:32,201 --> 00:08:35,825 So, since the last time we corresponded, 167 00:08:35,894 --> 00:08:40,589 I know you-- you were really, strongly, encouraging me 168 00:08:40,658 --> 00:08:44,316 to relocate him to-- to an animal sanctuary 169 00:08:44,385 --> 00:08:48,873 or a rescue for his own safety and well-being. 170 00:08:48,942 --> 00:08:52,152 Um, since then, I have found out-- 171 00:08:52,221 --> 00:08:54,499 And, you know, I go to the park almost every day 172 00:08:54,568 --> 00:08:57,191 to visit him, and I was talking to-- 173 00:08:57,260 --> 00:08:59,331 to some other park goers. 174 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,956 So, they have told me that he has a mate. 175 00:09:03,025 --> 00:09:05,752 - [Cheryl scoffing] - Right? 176 00:09:05,821 --> 00:09:09,894 And I was like, "Well, I have never seen this mate." 177 00:09:09,963 --> 00:09:12,621 And apparently she's a white goose, 178 00:09:12,690 --> 00:09:15,106 which that would be domestic, right? 179 00:09:15,175 --> 00:09:17,280 Yeah. Unless it was a snow goose. 180 00:09:17,349 --> 00:09:20,249 But if-- if it's with him, 181 00:09:20,318 --> 00:09:22,492 I'm sure it's a-- it's a domestic goose. 182 00:09:22,562 --> 00:09:23,804 They were probably dumped together. 183 00:09:23,873 --> 00:09:25,979 Oh, God. Okay. 184 00:09:26,048 --> 00:09:27,912 Well, I've never seen her, 185 00:09:27,981 --> 00:09:30,570 but they said that a lot of times during this-- 186 00:09:30,639 --> 00:09:32,951 this time of year, that she's up the creek, 187 00:09:33,020 --> 00:09:35,229 usually sitting on a nest. 188 00:09:35,298 --> 00:09:37,956 So here's sort of my predicament now. 189 00:09:38,025 --> 00:09:42,823 I don't want to-- to try to relocate him without his mate, 190 00:09:42,892 --> 00:09:44,791 if he does have a mate. 191 00:09:44,860 --> 00:09:50,831 Um, and to add a little bit of more stress on to this, 192 00:09:50,900 --> 00:09:54,697 you know, I've been posting a lot of videos of Honk and I. 193 00:09:54,766 --> 00:09:58,321 We have this great camaraderie with each other. 194 00:09:58,390 --> 00:09:59,944 You know, he sits over my shoulder, 195 00:10:00,013 --> 00:10:01,601 and he just talks while we do these videos. 196 00:10:01,670 --> 00:10:04,155 So, he's gone a bit viral. 197 00:10:04,224 --> 00:10:08,953 We've been on the news, uh, his videos are going viral, 198 00:10:09,022 --> 00:10:12,163 and he's getting pretty well-known, 199 00:10:12,232 --> 00:10:13,785 especially in this area. 200 00:10:13,854 --> 00:10:17,064 We just got off an interview with The Dodo! 201 00:10:17,133 --> 00:10:19,860 Now, for those of you who don't know what The Dodo is, 202 00:10:19,929 --> 00:10:21,828 it's a big media company out of New York 203 00:10:21,897 --> 00:10:24,520 that does all of the amazing animal videos 204 00:10:24,589 --> 00:10:26,039 that are so cute on social media. 205 00:10:26,108 --> 00:10:29,559 They have 25 million followers 206 00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:32,597 and their videos get hundreds of thousands of views. 207 00:10:32,666 --> 00:10:36,636 And they wanted to interview this guy. 208 00:10:36,705 --> 00:10:39,293 - Didn't they? Yes! Yes! - [Honk honking] 209 00:10:39,362 --> 00:10:41,710 Oh, and he did so well. Didn't you? Did you do good? 210 00:10:41,779 --> 00:10:44,954 - [Honk honking] - Yeah. God, he did really good. 211 00:10:45,023 --> 00:10:47,854 I was being contacted by some schools 212 00:10:47,923 --> 00:10:50,719 that were having to have virtual learning, you know, 213 00:10:50,788 --> 00:10:52,755 the kids were at home. 214 00:10:52,824 --> 00:10:57,242 But Honk and I, you know, are Zooming with school children, 215 00:10:57,311 --> 00:10:59,072 and talking about our story. 216 00:10:59,141 --> 00:11:00,694 And, you know, here's Honk, you know, 217 00:11:00,763 --> 00:11:02,800 he would sit like right up over my shoulder. 218 00:11:02,869 --> 00:11:04,802 He looked like a little muppet. 219 00:11:04,871 --> 00:11:07,287 And the kids loved it. 220 00:11:07,356 --> 00:11:09,220 [Mary Beth] Well, you know what? 221 00:11:09,289 --> 00:11:11,947 Now you've got-- you've got a couple of things going on. 222 00:11:12,016 --> 00:11:15,985 He's not wild, and if he has that mate, she's not wild. 223 00:11:16,054 --> 00:11:20,956 Um, to remove him now, 224 00:11:21,025 --> 00:11:24,649 that you found out that he has a mate would not be a good thing. 225 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:26,996 You have to find out where the mate is. 226 00:11:27,065 --> 00:11:30,344 See if you can find where that nest is. 227 00:11:30,413 --> 00:11:33,969 If she's laid eggs, then you've got another issue. 228 00:11:34,038 --> 00:11:36,350 You know, you don't want to remove them 229 00:11:36,419 --> 00:11:38,180 and then leave the eggs. 230 00:11:38,249 --> 00:11:43,633 Um, it's a-- it's a sticky situation coupled with, 231 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:46,360 like you just said, he's going viral. 232 00:11:46,429 --> 00:11:51,676 He's-- he's becoming this incredible ambassador 233 00:11:51,745 --> 00:11:55,300 to so many others that are found in parks. 234 00:11:55,369 --> 00:12:00,133 But you've got the issue of him being so popular now, 235 00:12:00,202 --> 00:12:02,894 and people know where he is. 236 00:12:02,963 --> 00:12:08,624 That's creating more of a danger for him, and that scares me. 237 00:12:08,693 --> 00:12:11,213 So, um, and [indistinct] me. 238 00:12:11,282 --> 00:12:15,942 So what you really need to do is find out if there is a mate, 239 00:12:16,011 --> 00:12:19,773 where she is, and then maybe take it from there. 240 00:12:19,842 --> 00:12:22,465 CHERYL: With that knowledge, I thought, 241 00:12:22,534 --> 00:12:24,916 "Well, I'm not going to try to rescue Honk or-- 242 00:12:24,985 --> 00:12:27,608 "or get him to a sanctuary," 243 00:12:27,677 --> 00:12:29,852 uh, with knowing that he had a mate there. 244 00:12:29,921 --> 00:12:32,441 So, I just started hanging out with Honk every day. 245 00:12:32,510 --> 00:12:36,376 And I noticed that his surroundings, 246 00:12:36,445 --> 00:12:39,448 there was so much trash in the pond 247 00:12:39,517 --> 00:12:41,243 and along the bank and-- 248 00:12:41,312 --> 00:12:43,452 and in the grass from where people have, 249 00:12:43,521 --> 00:12:45,488 you know, picnics and things like that. 250 00:12:45,557 --> 00:12:48,077 And so one day, I brought a trash bag 251 00:12:48,146 --> 00:12:52,116 and Honk followed me around the entire pond, 252 00:12:52,185 --> 00:12:54,808 cleaning up his environment. 253 00:12:54,877 --> 00:12:56,776 So, I got that. 254 00:12:57,707 --> 00:13:00,089 That could easily go in his foot. 255 00:13:00,158 --> 00:13:01,953 He could eat it. 256 00:13:02,022 --> 00:13:04,059 It could get stuck in his throat, which would kill him. 257 00:13:04,128 --> 00:13:07,787 It's just, uh, so concerning. 258 00:13:07,856 --> 00:13:10,686 I gotta-- I gotta look for a home for him. 259 00:13:10,755 --> 00:13:12,308 - Definitely. - [Honk honking] 260 00:13:12,377 --> 00:13:15,242 We did good. We picked up all the trash. 261 00:13:15,311 --> 00:13:17,348 Let's go throw it away now, come on, let's go. 262 00:13:17,417 --> 00:13:19,799 - [Honk honking] - Let's go. Come on! 263 00:13:19,868 --> 00:13:22,318 [Honk honking] 264 00:13:22,387 --> 00:13:24,079 It was amazing. 265 00:13:24,148 --> 00:13:25,908 People were stopping and talking to us 266 00:13:25,977 --> 00:13:28,393 because here I am, cleaning up this trash 267 00:13:28,462 --> 00:13:31,120 and this goose is sort of overseeing it. 268 00:13:31,189 --> 00:13:33,053 You know, he's honking at me, you know, 269 00:13:33,122 --> 00:13:34,952 like telling me if I'm doing it right or something. 270 00:13:35,021 --> 00:13:38,403 And so, those were our days. 271 00:13:38,472 --> 00:13:41,441 We've just spent an hour and a half cleaning up trash 272 00:13:41,510 --> 00:13:43,512 along the creek. 273 00:13:43,581 --> 00:13:45,376 And I have to tell you, 274 00:13:45,445 --> 00:13:52,210 I brought a 40 gallon trash bag and I filled it up. 275 00:13:52,279 --> 00:13:53,729 It's crazy. 276 00:13:53,798 --> 00:13:55,593 I, uh-- What did we pick up? 277 00:13:55,662 --> 00:13:59,769 An umbrella, tons of Styrofoam. 278 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:05,499 A pin, caps, plastic bottles, um, 279 00:14:05,568 --> 00:14:10,401 tons of fishing lures and hooks and lines. 280 00:14:10,470 --> 00:14:12,990 But Honk walked with me the entire way. 281 00:14:13,059 --> 00:14:15,440 And, you know, setting an example 282 00:14:15,509 --> 00:14:16,752 to clean up after ourselves, right? 283 00:14:16,821 --> 00:14:18,547 [Honk honking] 284 00:14:18,616 --> 00:14:22,137 Yeah, see, he feels very passionate about it, woo! 285 00:14:22,206 --> 00:14:25,899 People will buy these little-- They call them Easter ducks, 286 00:14:25,968 --> 00:14:30,731 the little baby ducks for their kids at Easter or as a gift. 287 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,528 And it's really cute, and then the duck grows up, 288 00:14:34,597 --> 00:14:38,567 and it's hard to keep, you know, it takes a lot to have a duck. 289 00:14:38,636 --> 00:14:41,363 And so, they'll take them to a park or a pond, 290 00:14:41,432 --> 00:14:44,745 and then they'll leave them there to live out their life. 291 00:14:44,814 --> 00:14:47,748 And they're not doing it to be mean, 292 00:14:47,817 --> 00:14:50,786 it's really they-- they're ignorant about it. 293 00:14:50,855 --> 00:14:53,340 They don't realize that that's not good 294 00:14:53,409 --> 00:14:58,414 because these ducks or geese have been raised as pets or-- 295 00:14:58,483 --> 00:15:00,382 or a farm animal. 296 00:15:00,451 --> 00:15:03,074 They're used to being taken care of, used to being fed. 297 00:15:03,143 --> 00:15:08,493 So the one thing about when people dump ducks and geese is, 298 00:15:08,562 --> 00:15:10,254 um, their nutrition. 299 00:15:10,323 --> 00:15:12,704 And geese eat grass, 300 00:15:12,773 --> 00:15:15,155 and that's where the majority of their nutrition comes from. 301 00:15:15,224 --> 00:15:17,261 But, you know, of course, 302 00:15:17,330 --> 00:15:18,987 kids and families love to feed them bread, 303 00:15:19,056 --> 00:15:21,886 uh, and that's like junk food to geese. 304 00:15:21,955 --> 00:15:24,958 It's not good for them. It has no nutritional value. 305 00:15:25,027 --> 00:15:27,236 And what it does is it fills them up, 306 00:15:27,305 --> 00:15:29,514 and then they don't eat the rest of the day. 307 00:15:29,583 --> 00:15:32,483 A lot of times these domestic geese, like Honk, 308 00:15:32,552 --> 00:15:37,212 their diet will be supplemented with some waterfowl pellets. 309 00:15:37,281 --> 00:15:38,627 And that's what I have here. 310 00:15:38,696 --> 00:15:40,422 And they're really nutritional, 311 00:15:40,491 --> 00:15:43,114 with a great balance of protein and different things. 312 00:15:43,183 --> 00:15:44,736 So he loves it. 313 00:15:44,805 --> 00:15:46,669 So this is actually very healthy for him. 314 00:15:46,738 --> 00:15:49,086 And then they have to deal with things 315 00:15:49,155 --> 00:15:51,053 that can happen in the wild, 316 00:15:51,122 --> 00:15:55,955 whether it, you know, be a dog that could get off its leash 317 00:15:56,024 --> 00:15:57,991 and-- and go after them, hurt them, 318 00:15:58,060 --> 00:16:00,994 um, unfortunately, humans. 319 00:16:01,063 --> 00:16:02,962 So it's Memorial Day weekend, 320 00:16:03,031 --> 00:16:05,930 and I was driving over to see Honk 321 00:16:05,999 --> 00:16:07,967 and there's some people having picnics here 322 00:16:08,036 --> 00:16:12,419 and there was one group of about 25, maybe 30 young adults. 323 00:16:12,488 --> 00:16:18,943 They look maybe mid, late 20s, um, drinking pretty heavily. 324 00:16:19,012 --> 00:16:21,221 I hadn't even gotten out of my car yet 325 00:16:21,290 --> 00:16:24,673 and I saw Honk walking along the shoreline of the-- 326 00:16:24,742 --> 00:16:27,814 the creek and the guys went over there, 327 00:16:27,883 --> 00:16:31,611 started taunting him and, you know, trying to-- 328 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,509 to act aggressive towards him. 329 00:16:33,578 --> 00:16:35,753 They weren't touching him, but they wanted Honk-- 330 00:16:35,822 --> 00:16:38,618 They were trying to provoke him to start to come at 'em. 331 00:16:38,687 --> 00:16:41,690 Honk was, um, obviously distressed. 332 00:16:41,759 --> 00:16:47,489 And so I got out and, you know, pretty much made a scene. 333 00:16:47,558 --> 00:16:50,423 A lot of fishermen fish in these ponds and-- 334 00:16:50,492 --> 00:16:52,563 and these ducks and geese will get wrapped up 335 00:16:52,632 --> 00:16:55,462 in fishing line or-- or a hook. 336 00:16:55,531 --> 00:17:00,122 He stepped on fishing wire, and it wrapped around his foot. 337 00:17:00,191 --> 00:17:03,505 So I was here, and I was able to get it off of him. 338 00:17:03,574 --> 00:17:05,403 But what if I wasn't? 339 00:17:06,749 --> 00:17:09,200 We got to do better people. 340 00:17:09,269 --> 00:17:14,033 Person that dumped him, or him and the mate, I-- 341 00:17:14,102 --> 00:17:15,896 You know, I don't think it was a malicious thing. 342 00:17:15,965 --> 00:17:17,726 Most times it's not. 343 00:17:17,795 --> 00:17:19,831 I think people just don't understand that, 344 00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:22,351 "Oh, wait a minute, this is not a wild bird." 345 00:17:22,420 --> 00:17:23,801 - Right. - You know, 346 00:17:23,870 --> 00:17:25,803 can't take care of themselves. 347 00:17:25,872 --> 00:17:29,151 They need us. That's domestic animals, live close to humans 348 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:32,154 because they depend on humans for survival. 349 00:17:32,223 --> 00:17:34,329 Some geese that are dumped in these city parks 350 00:17:34,398 --> 00:17:37,159 or wherever are stuck there, 351 00:17:37,228 --> 00:17:40,093 and they are bred like the ducks. 352 00:17:40,162 --> 00:17:42,578 A lot of the ducks, the geese, they're bred for food. 353 00:17:42,647 --> 00:17:44,373 They're too heavy. 354 00:17:44,442 --> 00:17:46,548 They're not-- Physiologically, they're different. 355 00:17:46,617 --> 00:17:48,239 They can't fly. 356 00:17:48,308 --> 00:17:52,726 So once you dump these domestic, 357 00:17:52,795 --> 00:17:54,797 it's like dumping your cat or dog. 358 00:17:54,866 --> 00:17:57,421 That's what a domestic animal is different 359 00:17:57,490 --> 00:17:58,836 from a wild animal. 360 00:17:58,905 --> 00:18:01,080 So Honk would be like a farm animal. 361 00:18:01,149 --> 00:18:03,461 Exactly. He's a farm animal. 362 00:18:03,530 --> 00:18:05,670 CHERYL: I went every day to visit Honk. 363 00:18:05,739 --> 00:18:10,882 And it was obvious he needed me and was lonely. 364 00:18:10,951 --> 00:18:17,648 ♪ Close your eyes, close your eyes ♪ 365 00:18:17,717 --> 00:18:23,826 ♪ Close your eyes little Honk ♪ 366 00:18:23,895 --> 00:18:30,350 ♪ Close your eyes, now, close your eyes ♪ 367 00:18:30,419 --> 00:18:36,701 ♪ 'Cause it's time to go to sleep ♪ 368 00:18:36,770 --> 00:18:43,398 ♪ Close your eyes, close your eyes ♪ 369 00:18:43,467 --> 00:18:49,231 ♪ Close your eyes, little goose ♪ 370 00:18:49,300 --> 00:18:55,168 ♪ Close your eyes, now, close your eyes ♪ 371 00:18:55,237 --> 00:18:58,482 ♪ And time to dream ♪ 372 00:18:58,551 --> 00:19:03,211 ♪ Sweet dreams ♪ 373 00:19:07,042 --> 00:19:09,941 I just sang him to sleep. 374 00:19:10,010 --> 00:19:12,254 So during this time when-- 375 00:19:12,323 --> 00:19:15,430 when Honk was going viral and being-- Becoming this, 376 00:19:15,499 --> 00:19:17,466 you know, little celebrity goose, 377 00:19:17,535 --> 00:19:22,437 um, I had still never seen this white goose that-- 378 00:19:22,506 --> 00:19:26,095 that everyone was telling me at the park was his mate. 379 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:29,409 So the more popular Honk got, 380 00:19:29,478 --> 00:19:31,998 the more worried I got that I needed to-- 381 00:19:32,067 --> 00:19:35,104 to get him to some type of safe sanctuary. 382 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,176 Also, he was very lonely. 383 00:19:37,245 --> 00:19:39,971 I could tell he was lonely, um, 384 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,251 and so I went searching up the creek one day. 385 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:47,531 So, when I first met Honk, um, you know, 386 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,705 I was told by many people that he had a mate, 387 00:19:49,774 --> 00:19:51,638 and it was a white goose. 388 00:19:51,707 --> 00:19:56,471 So I started to kind of do a little investigation myself. 389 00:19:56,540 --> 00:19:59,198 And I've been walking in a lot of the wooded areas 390 00:19:59,267 --> 00:20:01,234 of the creek. 391 00:20:01,303 --> 00:20:05,687 And today, I found her and her remains, 392 00:20:05,756 --> 00:20:07,309 and she was on a nest. 393 00:20:07,378 --> 00:20:09,346 [Cheryl sighing] 394 00:20:09,415 --> 00:20:11,900 And I just feel so bad for him. 395 00:20:11,969 --> 00:20:14,489 People have sent me pictures of them together 396 00:20:14,558 --> 00:20:18,113 and my God, they were inseparable, everybody said. 397 00:20:20,460 --> 00:20:23,256 So, that's the update. 398 00:20:23,325 --> 00:20:28,157 [nature din] 399 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:30,815 [somber piano instrumental] 400 00:20:30,884 --> 00:20:36,027 ♪♪♪ 401 00:20:39,859 --> 00:20:43,863 In talking to some other neighbors that visited the pond, 402 00:20:43,932 --> 00:20:46,693 they said they had seen her back in March, 403 00:20:46,762 --> 00:20:49,109 and she had, like, a lump on her throat. 404 00:20:49,178 --> 00:20:52,872 And so she could have swallowed some type of foreign object, 405 00:20:52,941 --> 00:20:56,255 maybe a, you know, a fishing bobber, or lure, 406 00:20:56,324 --> 00:20:59,016 or something like that and it lodged in her throat. 407 00:20:59,085 --> 00:21:02,122 He latched on to me as sort of his person 408 00:21:02,191 --> 00:21:03,917 while he was grieving. 409 00:21:03,986 --> 00:21:10,614 ♪♪♪ 410 00:21:26,250 --> 00:21:32,291 So I came to visit Honk today, and I find him in the street, 411 00:21:33,844 --> 00:21:36,743 drinking water from the street. 412 00:21:36,812 --> 00:21:39,712 This is why I have to find him a home. 413 00:21:39,781 --> 00:21:42,335 - [Honk honking] - Honey, honey, it's okay. 414 00:21:42,404 --> 00:21:44,095 You deserve better. Come on, let's go. 415 00:21:44,164 --> 00:21:45,718 We gotta get him back to the park. 416 00:21:45,787 --> 00:21:49,169 Come on. Come on. Come on. 417 00:21:49,238 --> 00:21:50,723 Let's go. 418 00:21:51,793 --> 00:21:56,315 As soon as I knew, you know, knew that he was alone, 419 00:21:56,384 --> 00:21:58,247 I-- I knew right away 420 00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:02,044 that I needed to find him a safe place to be. 421 00:22:02,113 --> 00:22:04,978 So, I started researching 422 00:22:05,047 --> 00:22:07,912 different types of animal rescues 423 00:22:07,981 --> 00:22:10,467 and sanctuaries in the Dallas area. 424 00:22:10,536 --> 00:22:15,092 So I'm on my way to the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. 425 00:22:15,161 --> 00:22:19,890 I talked with Kathy Rogers, who is the founder of it, 426 00:22:19,959 --> 00:22:23,687 and she's very well known in our area. She's amazing. 427 00:22:23,756 --> 00:22:27,794 She rehabilitates wild birds and is able to re release them. 428 00:22:27,863 --> 00:22:32,834 And she also has about 15, uh, 429 00:22:32,903 --> 00:22:35,250 15 to 20 domestic geese 430 00:22:35,319 --> 00:22:37,632 and lots of ducks there on her property. 431 00:22:37,701 --> 00:22:42,153 So, um, you know, it's like a duck heaven. 432 00:22:42,222 --> 00:22:45,640 So I'm going to see if it's a good fit for Honk. 433 00:22:45,709 --> 00:22:49,264 She's already said that she'd be willing to take him. 434 00:22:49,333 --> 00:22:52,716 And it's only 20 minutes from where I live, 435 00:22:52,785 --> 00:22:55,857 so I would be able to visit him 436 00:22:55,926 --> 00:22:59,378 and even volunteer for the center. 437 00:22:59,447 --> 00:23:02,484 So, I'm really excited and, you know, 438 00:23:02,553 --> 00:23:05,004 can't wait to-- to meet her 439 00:23:05,073 --> 00:23:08,007 because this would be really, really huge for Honk. 440 00:23:08,076 --> 00:23:11,597 And the most important thing is, well, two things. 441 00:23:11,666 --> 00:23:13,392 Number one, he's safe. 442 00:23:13,461 --> 00:23:15,911 And number two, he would have lots of friends 443 00:23:15,980 --> 00:23:18,189 because he definitely needs that. 444 00:23:18,258 --> 00:23:19,777 So we'll see. 445 00:23:21,296 --> 00:23:24,126 KATHY: The reason I started doing this is 446 00:23:24,195 --> 00:23:27,958 I have a love of animals, all animals, but especially birds. 447 00:23:28,027 --> 00:23:31,237 And it started back in the early '80s 448 00:23:31,306 --> 00:23:35,344 when a young neighborhood boy brought me 449 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:37,139 a tiny morning dove. 450 00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:41,765 And I knew nothing about birds, that kind of care. 451 00:23:41,834 --> 00:23:44,768 And it seemed like a challenge, which I took on. 452 00:23:44,837 --> 00:23:47,080 And it has grown over the years 453 00:23:47,149 --> 00:23:50,739 to become close to six thousand birds a year 454 00:23:50,808 --> 00:23:52,465 come through the rehab center. 455 00:23:52,534 --> 00:23:57,263 And it's, uh, a labor of love, no doubt, 456 00:23:57,332 --> 00:23:59,645 and I have a fantastic team of people 457 00:23:59,714 --> 00:24:04,581 that absolutely are committed and have the same love 458 00:24:04,650 --> 00:24:08,619 and devotion that I do, which is what makes it successful. 459 00:24:08,688 --> 00:24:10,449 There's two kinds of birds, 460 00:24:10,518 --> 00:24:14,832 the domestic birds and the wild birds. 461 00:24:14,901 --> 00:24:17,076 And it's true with waterfowl, 462 00:24:17,145 --> 00:24:19,458 there's the wild ducks and geese. 463 00:24:19,527 --> 00:24:21,598 And then there's the domestic ones 464 00:24:21,667 --> 00:24:24,393 that everybody has on their neighborhood pond. 465 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:27,569 The ones that are purchased for Easter gifts, 466 00:24:27,638 --> 00:24:30,779 which couldn't be a worse gift to give a child 467 00:24:30,848 --> 00:24:33,541 because then it usually gets dumped at the neighborhood pond 468 00:24:33,610 --> 00:24:36,336 or lake, and it's totally ill-equipped to survive 469 00:24:36,405 --> 00:24:37,579 in the wild. 470 00:24:37,648 --> 00:24:39,754 No skills, imprinted to people, 471 00:24:39,823 --> 00:24:43,067 depend on people for food and for safety, 472 00:24:43,136 --> 00:24:46,208 and things usually do not end well for them. 473 00:24:46,277 --> 00:24:50,109 The misconception with birds, I have found over the years, 474 00:24:50,178 --> 00:24:52,042 is people are not aware 475 00:24:52,111 --> 00:24:55,701 that they can form emotional attachments, and usually do. 476 00:24:55,770 --> 00:24:57,737 And I hear more than once, 477 00:24:57,806 --> 00:25:00,775 "Oh, that bird doesn't know one person from the next." 478 00:25:00,844 --> 00:25:02,708 And-- Which is completely not true 479 00:25:02,777 --> 00:25:05,227 because somebody can walk up to the cage 480 00:25:05,296 --> 00:25:08,921 or to their enclosure, and they react in a positive way, 481 00:25:08,990 --> 00:25:11,095 or they just turn and walk away. 482 00:25:11,164 --> 00:25:14,789 So they totally know people. 483 00:25:14,858 --> 00:25:17,067 So when an animal is dumped, 484 00:25:17,136 --> 00:25:21,347 you're separating him from his family, basically. 485 00:25:21,416 --> 00:25:24,488 And it's a whole adjustment for them to, you know, 486 00:25:24,557 --> 00:25:26,939 first they go through sadness and then they go-- 487 00:25:27,008 --> 00:25:30,252 And you can see it, and some birds pick their feathers. 488 00:25:30,321 --> 00:25:34,740 There's all kinds of psychotic behaviors that happen. 489 00:25:34,809 --> 00:25:38,778 Some get very aggressive just out of sheer frustration. 490 00:25:38,847 --> 00:25:40,815 And it's-- it's a problem. 491 00:25:40,884 --> 00:25:45,474 It's not just cats and dogs that get sad and depressed, 492 00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:47,615 and who knows what else happens, 493 00:25:47,684 --> 00:25:50,963 but birds are very, very sensitive to everything. 494 00:25:52,136 --> 00:25:55,864 The emotional attachment cannot help but grow 495 00:25:55,933 --> 00:25:58,211 because when the animals come into us, 496 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,041 they come with a problem. 497 00:26:00,110 --> 00:26:01,836 We wouldn't get them 498 00:26:01,905 --> 00:26:03,803 if everything in their world was perfectly fine. 499 00:26:03,872 --> 00:26:05,909 We get them because they have either been abused 500 00:26:05,978 --> 00:26:08,774 or they're in a situation where they're in danger, 501 00:26:08,843 --> 00:26:11,086 or just a myriad of reasons. 502 00:26:11,155 --> 00:26:16,954 But, our goal is to get them back to a situation mentally 503 00:26:17,023 --> 00:26:21,787 and physically where they can survive and be happy. 504 00:26:21,856 --> 00:26:24,893 And sometimes, and it's just like with children, 505 00:26:24,962 --> 00:26:29,657 the process is long and arduous, 506 00:26:29,726 --> 00:26:34,006 and it's, uh, you do get attached to 'em 507 00:26:34,075 --> 00:26:35,939 because you have an emotional investment, 508 00:26:36,008 --> 00:26:37,526 and what people don't realize 509 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:40,460 is these animals attach to people as well. 510 00:26:40,529 --> 00:26:45,569 I have to say, and this is not necessarily a good thing, 511 00:26:45,638 --> 00:26:48,848 but I have never turned a bird away, ever. 512 00:26:48,917 --> 00:26:51,126 There's always room for one more. 513 00:26:51,195 --> 00:26:53,059 You just make it happen. 514 00:26:54,026 --> 00:26:56,787 This is Pearl, I've named her Pearl. 515 00:26:56,856 --> 00:27:00,342 She's an Easter duck that was dumped in the park. 516 00:27:00,411 --> 00:27:02,966 Somebody saw the, the, uh-- 517 00:27:03,035 --> 00:27:05,934 The owners pulled up, dumped her out of the car. 518 00:27:06,003 --> 00:27:08,799 So another car came up and got her, and brought here, 519 00:27:08,868 --> 00:27:12,009 to the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. 520 00:27:12,078 --> 00:27:13,562 Now she's going to be okay. 521 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:16,358 But look, she don't know she's a duck. 522 00:27:16,427 --> 00:27:20,328 This is why it's not good to dump domestic ducks. 523 00:27:20,397 --> 00:27:22,675 Just stop buying 'em, for God's sakes. 524 00:27:22,744 --> 00:27:26,196 KATHY: So the domestic animals that are brought into us 525 00:27:26,265 --> 00:27:28,405 are allowed to roam free during the day 526 00:27:28,474 --> 00:27:31,235 and swim on our lake, and then we put them up at night 527 00:27:31,304 --> 00:27:33,617 to keep them safe from predators. 528 00:27:33,686 --> 00:27:36,413 That's how I get them into a protected shelter every night. 529 00:27:36,482 --> 00:27:38,380 We let 'em out, roam around during the day, 530 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:40,313 and now we put them up at night. 531 00:27:40,382 --> 00:27:44,076 Let's go home! Everybody, let's go! 532 00:27:44,145 --> 00:27:45,871 [honking and quacking] 533 00:27:45,940 --> 00:27:48,218 RUSTY: Left turn, let's go. 534 00:27:48,287 --> 00:27:51,428 - [Rusty shouting] - [honking and quacking] 535 00:27:51,497 --> 00:27:56,778 [upbeat acoustic instrumental] 536 00:27:56,847 --> 00:28:01,472 ♪♪♪ 537 00:28:10,999 --> 00:28:13,001 [rooster crowing] 538 00:28:13,070 --> 00:28:15,245 CHERYL: If I could freeze time, I would. 539 00:28:15,314 --> 00:28:17,626 I would freeze time right here with you. 540 00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:19,594 [water splashing] 541 00:28:19,663 --> 00:28:22,459 But that wouldn't be good for you, no. 542 00:28:22,528 --> 00:28:25,565 I'mma get you into a beautiful place. 543 00:28:25,634 --> 00:28:27,429 You're gonna be so happy! 544 00:28:27,498 --> 00:28:28,879 - [Cheryl gasping] - [Honk honking] 545 00:28:28,948 --> 00:28:30,743 Yes, yes, yes! 546 00:28:30,812 --> 00:28:34,851 Oh, it's gonna be so great. It's gonna be so great. 547 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,439 I did not sleep the night before I was going to rescue him. 548 00:28:37,508 --> 00:28:39,959 I was, you know, I was scared. 549 00:28:40,028 --> 00:28:42,065 I thought, "Oh, he's gonna be so scared." 550 00:28:42,134 --> 00:28:45,171 And what happens if I can't get him? And all of this. 551 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,727 And so, I went-- I went with a couple of friends 552 00:28:48,796 --> 00:28:53,593 and had a crate, so I could, you know, he'd be safe. 553 00:28:53,662 --> 00:28:56,286 I went down and was trying to feed him 554 00:28:56,355 --> 00:28:58,460 some waterfowl pellets that he likes, 555 00:28:58,529 --> 00:29:00,393 which is good for him that I had bought. 556 00:29:00,462 --> 00:29:02,430 I just swept him up as fast as I could, 557 00:29:02,499 --> 00:29:04,087 you know, held his little neck. 558 00:29:04,156 --> 00:29:06,434 And it was like, "It's okay. It's okay." 559 00:29:06,503 --> 00:29:09,057 And I think he was just sort of shocked. 560 00:29:09,126 --> 00:29:11,473 And, um, I got him in the crate, 561 00:29:11,542 --> 00:29:14,476 and we got him in the backseat safely and, 562 00:29:14,545 --> 00:29:17,272 you know, headed off. 563 00:29:17,341 --> 00:29:22,381 I got Honk. He's safe, we have him now in the carrier, 564 00:29:22,450 --> 00:29:24,383 and we're going to take him to his new home. 565 00:29:24,452 --> 00:29:26,212 [automated voice] Starting route 566 00:29:26,281 --> 00:29:28,007 to Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. 567 00:29:28,076 --> 00:29:29,940 There we go, we're starting route to Rogers Wildlife. 568 00:29:30,009 --> 00:29:33,116 When we got there, and I started to pull his crate out, 569 00:29:33,185 --> 00:29:35,532 I picked him up and started to carry him, 570 00:29:35,601 --> 00:29:37,465 and they wanted me to put him in this, 571 00:29:37,534 --> 00:29:40,675 you know, pretty good size outdoor enclosure first, 572 00:29:40,744 --> 00:29:43,712 so he could, you know, get used to the surroundings and-- 573 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,198 and the other geese and ducks could see him, 574 00:29:46,267 --> 00:29:48,165 but-- but there would be a little protection, 575 00:29:48,234 --> 00:29:49,960 you know, so to kind of introduce him. 576 00:29:50,029 --> 00:29:52,411 And, when I put Honk in there, 577 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,276 I went in there with him and the geese started, you know, 578 00:29:55,345 --> 00:29:58,106 honking and honking and honking and talking to him. 579 00:29:58,175 --> 00:30:01,040 And sweet little Honk's little neck perked up, 580 00:30:01,109 --> 00:30:03,491 and he started looking, and he started honking back. 581 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:09,911 And it was the most beautiful thing because here he was. 582 00:30:09,980 --> 00:30:12,914 He was talking to his people, you know, his kind. 583 00:30:12,983 --> 00:30:16,193 And it was, it was really incredible. 584 00:30:16,262 --> 00:30:18,023 And so, it was hard to leave him. 585 00:30:18,092 --> 00:30:19,714 I think all the stress 586 00:30:19,783 --> 00:30:21,509 of feeling responsible for this goose 587 00:30:21,578 --> 00:30:23,476 and wanting to protect him, 588 00:30:23,545 --> 00:30:25,306 I think all this-- 589 00:30:25,375 --> 00:30:27,204 all this, you know, emotion came rushing out of me 590 00:30:27,273 --> 00:30:28,516 and I just started crying. 591 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:32,278 So I just said goodbye to Honk, 592 00:30:32,347 --> 00:30:36,800 um, even though I'm gonna get to come and visit him a lot. 593 00:30:36,869 --> 00:30:40,390 And, um, I mean, I could come every day if I want. 594 00:30:40,459 --> 00:30:45,119 But, um, you know, it's just really, really hard. 595 00:30:45,188 --> 00:30:48,294 It's been a long two months, and I love him so much. 596 00:30:48,363 --> 00:30:51,056 And it was a lot of pressure to try to figure out 597 00:30:51,125 --> 00:30:57,510 what was best for him, but I know he was so lonely and-- 598 00:30:57,579 --> 00:31:02,308 and he needed to be around other geese like him. 599 00:31:02,377 --> 00:31:04,448 I immediately saw him perk up 600 00:31:04,517 --> 00:31:08,107 when he heard all of these geese honking, um, 601 00:31:08,176 --> 00:31:11,041 and that's great because day after day, 602 00:31:11,110 --> 00:31:13,872 I would sit with him at the creek, and he would call, 603 00:31:13,941 --> 00:31:15,701 and he was calling out, 604 00:31:15,770 --> 00:31:18,462 and I know he was calling for his mate that had died. 605 00:31:18,531 --> 00:31:21,155 So, he's-- he's good now, 606 00:31:21,224 --> 00:31:24,572 but it's, you know, it's just really hard, um, 607 00:31:24,641 --> 00:31:30,819 but, ah yeah, I'm glad that he's gonna be happy and safe. 608 00:31:33,926 --> 00:31:37,136 KATHY: When Honk first came, he had-- 609 00:31:37,205 --> 00:31:39,207 he was grieving the loss of his mate, 610 00:31:39,276 --> 00:31:41,037 which was a white goose. 611 00:31:41,106 --> 00:31:44,695 And as it turns out, the day he got here, 612 00:31:44,764 --> 00:31:48,078 we had the week before gotten a goose. 613 00:31:48,147 --> 00:31:51,495 And she happened to be the replacement for the white goose. 614 00:31:51,564 --> 00:31:53,532 And it was Honk and Brenda. 615 00:31:53,601 --> 00:31:58,468 They're a mated pair, except when Cheryl's here, then that-- 616 00:31:58,537 --> 00:32:00,090 All bets are off. 617 00:32:00,159 --> 00:32:03,473 But the story has come full circle, 618 00:32:03,542 --> 00:32:08,443 and Honk has a girlfriend that is a beautiful white goose. 619 00:32:08,512 --> 00:32:11,757 So, let me tell you what's going on here with Honk. 620 00:32:11,826 --> 00:32:13,414 - [Honk honking] - There he is in the back, 621 00:32:13,483 --> 00:32:15,485 he was eating his watermelon I brought him. 622 00:32:15,554 --> 00:32:17,763 He's got another woman in his life. 623 00:32:17,832 --> 00:32:21,905 Here she is, Brenda. 624 00:32:21,974 --> 00:32:25,012 And you can tell he likes her, and she's white, 625 00:32:25,081 --> 00:32:28,187 like the goose mate that he lost at the park. 626 00:32:28,256 --> 00:32:29,844 It's been kind of an interesting, 627 00:32:29,913 --> 00:32:32,053 uh, journey with him 628 00:32:32,122 --> 00:32:34,987 because he and Cheryl already had a relationship 629 00:32:35,056 --> 00:32:36,851 with a great following, 630 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,475 and that following has kind of moved on to Rogers 631 00:32:40,544 --> 00:32:43,340 and given his followers kind of an-- 632 00:32:43,409 --> 00:32:47,034 an insight and a glimpse into, not only Honk's life, 633 00:32:47,103 --> 00:32:49,415 but kind of what goes on at the rehab center 634 00:32:49,484 --> 00:32:51,728 and how it all kind of works together. 635 00:32:51,797 --> 00:32:54,213 And it has been fantastic that, 636 00:32:54,282 --> 00:32:56,181 because they love him so much, 637 00:32:56,250 --> 00:32:58,977 that we get donations from them 638 00:32:59,046 --> 00:33:01,531 when we need help with certain items. 639 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:04,292 And the concern that people have for him 640 00:33:04,361 --> 00:33:06,639 and what's going on in his life, 641 00:33:06,708 --> 00:33:11,092 it's really been a good thing for everyone, I think. 642 00:33:11,161 --> 00:33:14,095 I had started an Instagram page for Honk, 643 00:33:14,164 --> 00:33:19,894 and he went from, I think it was like 700 followers 644 00:33:19,963 --> 00:33:22,586 to all of a sudden it was 10,000. 645 00:33:22,655 --> 00:33:25,313 And then, you know, couple of hours later, 646 00:33:25,382 --> 00:33:28,420 it's 15,000, then it's 20,000. 647 00:33:28,489 --> 00:33:35,254 So as of now, Honk has almost 80,000 followers on Instagram. 648 00:33:35,979 --> 00:33:39,638 I was blown away with some of the fan art 649 00:33:39,707 --> 00:33:41,295 that I've received. 650 00:33:41,364 --> 00:33:43,297 Oh, my goodness. 651 00:33:43,366 --> 00:33:46,507 People, incredible artists, have painted Honk's portrait. 652 00:33:46,576 --> 00:33:50,476 They've done animated videos, drawings of Honk. 653 00:33:50,545 --> 00:33:54,687 I've had little kids who have colored pictures of Honk 654 00:33:54,756 --> 00:33:56,827 for their school or done a school project, 655 00:33:56,896 --> 00:33:59,451 and one little girl did her project about Honk, 656 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,971 and they sent pictures. And so, that's amazing. 657 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:06,078 You know, that's incredible what this news has done. 658 00:34:06,147 --> 00:34:09,150 Hi, my name is Jennifer and Honk's story reached 659 00:34:09,219 --> 00:34:12,498 all the way over to Perth in Western Australia. 660 00:34:12,567 --> 00:34:17,917 I remember the day that I saw Honk's story. 661 00:34:17,986 --> 00:34:20,713 I remember we were in lockdown. 662 00:34:20,782 --> 00:34:22,646 The world was a very scary place. 663 00:34:22,715 --> 00:34:24,131 It was unprecedented. 664 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:25,856 We didn't know what was happening 665 00:34:25,925 --> 00:34:27,030 from one minute to the other. 666 00:34:27,099 --> 00:34:28,825 It was a very scary time, 667 00:34:28,894 --> 00:34:32,587 and it was just so nice to be involved in a story 668 00:34:32,656 --> 00:34:34,727 and see it unfold. 669 00:34:34,796 --> 00:34:36,212 And I know that every day, 670 00:34:36,281 --> 00:34:37,592 I would check the Instagram stories 671 00:34:37,661 --> 00:34:39,525 and see if there was an update 672 00:34:39,594 --> 00:34:41,113 and check that Honk was okay, 673 00:34:41,182 --> 00:34:43,564 and it's just really raised my spirits, 674 00:34:43,633 --> 00:34:45,945 and I think it gave hope to a lot of people. 675 00:34:46,014 --> 00:34:48,293 And it was just-- You felt so isolated, 676 00:34:48,362 --> 00:34:50,571 and it was just nice to-- 677 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:52,987 to kind of feel like you can connect 678 00:34:53,056 --> 00:34:54,920 to watch the story unfold, 679 00:34:54,989 --> 00:34:57,302 and I really appreciated being able to follow along 680 00:34:57,371 --> 00:34:59,027 on the journey. 681 00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:01,029 And I'm glad that his story is going to be told 682 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:02,859 because I think it will bring awareness 683 00:35:02,928 --> 00:35:04,861 and I think more people need to know about Honk 684 00:35:04,930 --> 00:35:07,484 because I absolutely love Honk. 685 00:35:07,553 --> 00:35:11,074 My hope always is, after 40 years of doing this, 686 00:35:11,143 --> 00:35:15,699 that people will find it in their hearts to be kind. 687 00:35:15,768 --> 00:35:19,047 To be mindful of animals, 688 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:21,360 predicaments and the situations they're in 689 00:35:21,429 --> 00:35:23,949 that they have no control over. 690 00:35:24,018 --> 00:35:26,054 They've been put there by people, 691 00:35:26,124 --> 00:35:29,748 and they suffer sometimes because of that. 692 00:35:29,817 --> 00:35:35,374 But there's always people that are kind and willing to help. 693 00:35:35,443 --> 00:35:37,411 They want to help. 694 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:39,551 They get very distressed when they see an animal in distress 695 00:35:39,620 --> 00:35:41,346 and just don't know what to do. 696 00:35:41,415 --> 00:35:44,003 Get 'em and bring 'em. 697 00:35:44,072 --> 00:35:46,213 There's always somebody that will help, 698 00:35:46,282 --> 00:35:48,422 and it's just a matter of finding that person. 699 00:35:49,285 --> 00:35:52,150 And just to illustrate that point, 700 00:35:52,219 --> 00:35:54,600 Honk having been here for one year 701 00:35:54,669 --> 00:35:58,121 and seeing people all day and seeing geese 702 00:35:58,190 --> 00:36:02,229 and ducks all day by the hundreds, and he-- 703 00:36:02,298 --> 00:36:04,334 he interacts with us. 704 00:36:04,403 --> 00:36:08,062 But when Cheryl comes, it's a whole 'nother show. 705 00:36:08,131 --> 00:36:10,858 He goes crazy, he loses his mind. 706 00:36:10,927 --> 00:36:14,827 He starts honking, he runs to her for attention 707 00:36:14,896 --> 00:36:18,037 and petting and trying to get in her lap. 708 00:36:18,106 --> 00:36:21,765 And I mean, who would think that a goose would know anything? 709 00:36:21,834 --> 00:36:24,320 One person from the next, or even care? 710 00:36:24,389 --> 00:36:28,669 But all you have to do is watch it, and you'll see. 711 00:36:28,738 --> 00:36:32,190 CHERYL: This goose needed rescuing, you know? 712 00:36:32,259 --> 00:36:34,675 And I kinda felt like my purpose was to save him. 713 00:36:34,744 --> 00:36:36,539 And what I didn't realize 714 00:36:36,608 --> 00:36:40,128 was that he was really saving me during this whole time. 715 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:42,786 You know, it was, um, you know, 716 00:36:42,855 --> 00:36:47,066 it was emotionally hard when things were shutting down. 717 00:36:47,135 --> 00:36:51,001 We-- we didn't know much about COVID. 718 00:36:51,070 --> 00:36:54,867 And, um, you know, I couldn't go see my parents 719 00:36:54,936 --> 00:36:57,732 or family members or my friends. 720 00:36:57,801 --> 00:37:02,185 So, there was a real loneliness that was happening. 721 00:37:02,254 --> 00:37:07,984 And Honk became the friend that I went and met at the park. 722 00:37:08,053 --> 00:37:11,263 And we'd sit together, and I would just talk to him. 723 00:37:11,332 --> 00:37:16,544 And it was really, it was really beautiful, 724 00:37:16,613 --> 00:37:21,998 this friendship that happened, um, it was unexpected. 725 00:37:22,067 --> 00:37:26,140 He was my therapist and my best-- my best friend. 726 00:37:26,209 --> 00:37:28,176 And-- and he still is. 727 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:34,390 And I think that when Honk's popularity started growing, 728 00:37:34,459 --> 00:37:37,772 I started realizing that he's doing the same thing for them 729 00:37:37,841 --> 00:37:39,636 that he did for me 730 00:37:39,705 --> 00:37:42,190 because they were looking forward 731 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:45,608 to seeing his videos every day or seeing his picture 732 00:37:45,677 --> 00:37:48,266 or seeing something fun that Honk was doing. 733 00:37:48,335 --> 00:37:51,855 This little goose was giving them some joy 734 00:37:51,924 --> 00:37:55,342 and them, you know, a reason to feel positive, and-- 735 00:37:55,411 --> 00:37:58,034 and happy during a really tough time. 736 00:37:58,103 --> 00:37:59,829 And you know what? 737 00:37:59,898 --> 00:38:01,969 In a time where there was, you know, 738 00:38:02,038 --> 00:38:05,628 there was a lot of divisiveness in the world and, you know, 739 00:38:05,697 --> 00:38:07,423 that-- that was just a fact. 740 00:38:07,492 --> 00:38:11,530 And this goose had no agenda. 741 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:14,671 No agenda but love. 742 00:38:14,740 --> 00:38:18,365 And, you know, it almost makes me cry 743 00:38:18,434 --> 00:38:20,677 because, well it does obviously make me cry, 744 00:38:20,746 --> 00:38:24,129 but because people needed that. 745 00:38:24,198 --> 00:38:26,959 People needed to feel that kind of love, 746 00:38:27,028 --> 00:38:30,342 that unconditional love and that just, that, um, 747 00:38:30,411 --> 00:38:32,896 beautiful, beautiful energy from this goose, 748 00:38:32,965 --> 00:38:36,452 and he really brought many people together. 749 00:38:36,521 --> 00:38:39,144 [Honk honking] 750 00:38:39,213 --> 00:38:45,461 [somber orchestral instrumental] 751 00:38:45,530 --> 00:38:52,295 ♪♪♪ 752 00:39:03,410 --> 00:39:07,690 I wanted to let you all know that our beloved 753 00:39:07,759 --> 00:39:10,278 and much loved goose, Honk, 754 00:39:10,348 --> 00:39:16,146 passed away late afternoon yesterday in his sleep. 755 00:39:17,044 --> 00:39:20,461 I know this is a huge shock 756 00:39:20,530 --> 00:39:24,051 to all who loved him all over the world. 757 00:39:25,535 --> 00:39:28,883 He just went to take a nap 758 00:39:28,952 --> 00:39:33,094 on his favorite pile of leaves in the sun, 759 00:39:33,163 --> 00:39:38,548 and they found him peacefully passed away. 760 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:44,451 I was with Honk yesterday, and I'm so grateful for that. 761 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:48,489 I spent over two hours with him. 762 00:39:48,558 --> 00:39:50,767 He cannot get close enough. 763 00:39:50,836 --> 00:39:54,668 I mean, have you ever heard about personal space? 764 00:39:54,737 --> 00:39:56,877 This is my personal space. 765 00:39:56,946 --> 00:40:00,777 And, listen, you didn't ask me if you could kiss me. 766 00:40:00,846 --> 00:40:02,469 [Honk honking] 767 00:40:02,538 --> 00:40:04,402 Hello? You need to ask permission! 768 00:40:04,471 --> 00:40:09,441 This little goose has paid it forward in so many ways 769 00:40:10,856 --> 00:40:13,721 that I could have never imagined. 770 00:40:13,790 --> 00:40:17,345 His spirit, and what he stands for, 771 00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:21,902 is gonna continue to live on through this film, 772 00:40:21,971 --> 00:40:26,527 and through the children's books that-- 773 00:40:26,596 --> 00:40:29,254 that were, you know, so amazing 774 00:40:29,323 --> 00:40:32,809 that I was able to have these children's books published 775 00:40:32,878 --> 00:40:35,536 through the generosity of-- of grants 776 00:40:35,605 --> 00:40:38,850 from a beautiful organization here in Dallas. 777 00:40:38,919 --> 00:40:44,200 His story will live on and educate children, 778 00:40:44,269 --> 00:40:49,895 and give joy for years and years and years and years to come. 779 00:40:49,964 --> 00:40:52,864 And that's-- that's Honk's legacy. 780 00:40:52,933 --> 00:40:59,733 ♪♪♪ 781 00:41:00,734 --> 00:41:02,287 It's so surreal. 782 00:41:02,356 --> 00:41:06,429 Um, I'm heading out to Roger's Wildlife 783 00:41:06,498 --> 00:41:10,226 for the first time since Honk passed 784 00:41:10,295 --> 00:41:11,883 [Cheryl sighing] 785 00:41:11,952 --> 00:41:15,542 Boy, I think I've only been out here one time 786 00:41:15,611 --> 00:41:17,405 without him here, 787 00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:22,031 and that was when I first came to check out the place 788 00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:24,171 before I rescued him. 789 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:26,898 [Cheryl sighing] 790 00:41:26,967 --> 00:41:32,006 I don't, I'm-- So many emotions going on. 791 00:41:32,075 --> 00:41:33,594 But it'll be good. 792 00:41:33,663 --> 00:41:35,596 I mean, I really need to see them, 793 00:41:35,665 --> 00:41:39,600 and I think they need to see me too, and just be together. 794 00:41:39,669 --> 00:41:43,880 [soft piano instrumental] 795 00:41:55,789 --> 00:41:57,894 This one-- one person, I want to share this with you. 796 00:41:57,963 --> 00:42:01,898 They said, "I will never look at a goose the same again. 797 00:42:01,967 --> 00:42:04,349 "My eyes and heart have been opened." 798 00:42:04,418 --> 00:42:07,041 And I think that was the goal, you know, 799 00:42:07,110 --> 00:42:09,319 in making this film. 800 00:42:09,388 --> 00:42:11,321 It was the goal with the children's books, 801 00:42:11,390 --> 00:42:14,911 um, for people to see birds and waterfowl like this, 802 00:42:14,980 --> 00:42:19,640 and as you've mentioned before about, um, you know, 803 00:42:19,709 --> 00:42:22,574 them having emotions just like a dog and cat. 804 00:42:22,643 --> 00:42:24,369 KATHY: I can tell you, 805 00:42:24,438 --> 00:42:26,509 after dealing with hundreds of thousands of them 806 00:42:26,578 --> 00:42:29,616 over 40 years, it's-- it's real obvious. 807 00:42:29,685 --> 00:42:31,756 - CHERYL: Yeah. - KATHY: It's really obvious. 808 00:42:32,964 --> 00:42:38,556 You show that love to any animal or human, any person. 809 00:42:38,625 --> 00:42:40,385 You show love, you get love. 810 00:42:40,454 --> 00:42:41,800 That's what Honk was about. 811 00:42:43,906 --> 00:42:48,186 I think it's important for adults as well as children 812 00:42:48,255 --> 00:42:50,498 to remember that the pain that we feel 813 00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:53,294 when we lose our beloved pet, 814 00:42:53,363 --> 00:42:56,608 is the price we pay for letting them in our lives. 815 00:42:56,677 --> 00:43:02,269 And it's-- As hard as it is, the joy that they give us 816 00:43:02,338 --> 00:43:05,893 and the memories that we have that will last a lifetime, 817 00:43:05,962 --> 00:43:08,102 make it worthwhile. 818 00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:13,004 Maybe that was Honk's last great lesson, you know, 819 00:43:13,073 --> 00:43:18,250 to-- to all of us, was that the love does outweigh the grief. 820 00:43:20,045 --> 00:43:22,634 We had so many incredible comments, 821 00:43:22,703 --> 00:43:25,810 um, this, I think, is really profound. 822 00:43:25,879 --> 00:43:29,365 Says, "It's not the goose. 823 00:43:29,434 --> 00:43:33,196 "It's the connection to him, the love that grew, 824 00:43:33,265 --> 00:43:36,303 "the love that united so many everywhere. 825 00:43:36,372 --> 00:43:39,996 "It's the confirmation that pure love does exist 826 00:43:40,065 --> 00:43:41,895 "and can be packed 827 00:43:41,964 --> 00:43:45,312 "in a small, two webbed footed bird that honked. 828 00:43:45,381 --> 00:43:50,041 "It was more than the animal. It was love. It was Honk." 829 00:43:51,905 --> 00:43:57,324 - That's it, that says it. - That's it, that's our Honk. 830 00:43:57,393 --> 00:44:01,466 [Honk honking] 831 00:44:01,535 --> 00:44:04,158 Hi. Hi. 832 00:44:04,227 --> 00:44:07,230 [Honk honking] 833 00:44:07,299 --> 00:44:12,235 ♪ Take a step back, look around ♪ 834 00:44:12,304 --> 00:44:15,411 ♪ I'm going 'round in circles ♪ 835 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:18,932 ♪ With my feet back on the ground ♪ 836 00:44:19,001 --> 00:44:25,076 ♪ Feel the warm sun on my skin ♪ 837 00:44:25,145 --> 00:44:28,044 ♪ The world's so big, so much to see ♪ 838 00:44:28,113 --> 00:44:30,909 ♪ It's a good day to begin ♪ 839 00:44:30,978 --> 00:44:36,432 ♪ Ooh ♪ 840 00:44:36,501 --> 00:44:43,301 ♪ Ooh ♪ 841 00:44:43,370 --> 00:44:46,269 ♪ Hey, let's sail away ♪ 842 00:44:46,338 --> 00:44:49,341 ♪ Let's pretend we're born again ♪ 843 00:44:49,410 --> 00:44:52,759 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh, oh ♪ 844 00:44:52,828 --> 00:44:55,140 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh ♪ 845 00:44:55,209 --> 00:44:58,040 ♪ Hey, let's fly away ♪ 846 00:44:58,109 --> 00:45:01,112 ♪ See the sunrise every day ♪ 847 00:45:01,181 --> 00:45:04,460 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh, oh ♪ 848 00:45:04,529 --> 00:45:06,980 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh ♪ 849 00:45:07,049 --> 00:45:11,018 ♪♪♪ 850 00:45:11,087 --> 00:45:12,813 ♪ It's a good day to begin ♪ 851 00:45:12,882 --> 00:45:14,850 [Honk honking] 852 00:45:14,919 --> 00:45:18,888 You're precious. I love you! I love you! 853 00:45:18,957 --> 00:45:21,580 - [Honk honking] - Yes, yes, yes! 854 00:45:21,649 --> 00:45:25,205 [Honk honking] 855 00:45:25,274 --> 00:45:29,968 ♪ Think about where we have been ♪ 856 00:45:30,037 --> 00:45:34,179 ♪ The joy we shared with friends who care ♪ 857 00:45:34,248 --> 00:45:37,182 ♪ And all the things we've seen ♪ 858 00:45:37,251 --> 00:45:42,774 ♪ Ooh ♪ 859 00:45:42,843 --> 00:45:48,746 ♪ Ooh ♪ 860 00:45:48,815 --> 00:45:52,128 ♪ Hey, let's sail away ♪ 861 00:45:52,197 --> 00:45:55,269 ♪ Let's pretend we're born again ♪ 862 00:45:55,338 --> 00:45:58,272 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh, oh ♪ 863 00:45:58,341 --> 00:46:00,999 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh ♪ 864 00:46:01,068 --> 00:46:04,313 ♪ Hey, let's fly away ♪ 865 00:46:04,382 --> 00:46:07,316 ♪ See the sunrise every day ♪ 866 00:46:07,385 --> 00:46:10,457 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh, oh ♪ 867 00:46:10,526 --> 00:46:13,253 ♪ Ooh, oh, ooh ♪ 868 00:46:13,322 --> 00:46:17,533 ♪♪♪ 869 00:46:17,602 --> 00:46:19,915 ♪ It's a good day to begin ♪ 870 00:46:19,984 --> 00:46:22,296 [Honk honking]