> ask [people] to walk across a field toward a target, and then conceal the target after they start moving, they will stray off course in approximately eight se

> ask [people] to walk across a field toward a target, and then conceal the target after they start moving, they will stray off course in approximately eight seconds In sea kayak navigation you quickly learn the importance of observing your reciprocal heading, the bearings of visible landmarks, and paying attention to wind direction relative to your heading. That works on land too, but people aren’t inclined to be that observant unless taught and a habit formed. The article is full of fascinating trivia, but the point about geese that overwinter in your local park having missed out on a migration as a gosling and thus never learned how to navigate to/from home, was fascinating to me - we have a lot of those geese and mallards that spend the winter here. I’ve often wondered if they stay all year or have shorter migrations.