Regarding geese, they prefer areas where the grass is cut regularly, like yards next to a pond/lake, golf course, etc.

Letting the grass grow taller, while not desirable to the human, greatly reduces the presence of geese. My neighbor who has a commercial building by a year-round stream has experienced this, and I have also seen this at my property.

I guess the geese are not as comfortable in the high grass as they are more susceptible to predators.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."