Canada goslings

[shortgrass]

Today's photos; they are flying! Mary

Epic!! That would be so neat; will they bring back their mates next spring, I wonder? You might have your hands full with THAT many nests, especially if they're near as prolific as their parents

 

[EvenLater]

Epic!! That would be so neat; will they bring back their mates next spring, I wonder? You might have your hands full with THAT many nests, especially if they're near as prolific as their parents

Oh my! Now THAT would really be something! Could you imagine?? There's what like 26 babies plus the parents?? If all 26 find a mate and return, that right there is 52 geese plus the original 2 parents is 54! Holy cats! If each pair had say just 10 goslings, you'd have 280 goslings plus the 54 adults is 334 geese walking your property!
O M G!!!

That's no army...that's a full scale invasion of the feathered kind!!!!

Sorry...I like math! LOL

Your yard is going to look like this next year, I can see it now LOL

 

[Folly's place]

We have a farm pond, about one acre, surrounded by fenced pastures for horses and cattle. Unfortunately, the horses don't chase the geese! We usually have four or five pairs, who raise about twenty goslings each year total. This year, we have a pair with five, a pair with four, and the overachieving pair with twenty-six!! Heaven help us! They will probably be here for early goose season, but always are gone for the normal season every fall. Maybe it's time I learned to cook wild goose! Mary

 

[Folly's place]

After leaving for a few weeks, the gang is back! Today's picture of the whole 2015 hatch. Mary

 

[Miss Lydia]

After leaving for a few weeks, the gang is back! Today's picture of the whole 2015 hatch. Mary

Pic didn't come through

 

[Folly's place]

??? Difficulties with Windows 10! Trying again here; Mary

 

[TexasDuckLover]

If it wasn't dark I would go take pictures of my family, father of them all is a Canadian goose named Vlaimir, he was migrating I guess and decided to settle down at my house to watch Miss Massie ( mother of them all ). Little did he me and him know a coon was in the area and got into a fight with him. Seriously injured he had to sadly lose his left wing. Now he has about 30 sons and grandsons and great grandsons. They live happily ever after with ducks!

 

[shortgrass]

??? Difficulties with Windows 10! Trying again here; Mary

Oh wow, they're back!!??!? I hope you socked away some extra grain for them lol, looks like they decided maybe you were cool to hang out with for the winter? They look so healthy!... Have you managed a head count yet? Edit, are there 40 now??! I'm counting at least that many!

 

[Miss Lydia]

??? Difficulties with Windows 10! Trying again here; Mary

What great pics.. looks like the horse is showing them the way out in the bottom one. lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

If it wasn't dark I would go take pictures of my family, father of them all is a Canadian goose named Vlaimir, he was migrating I guess and decided to settle down at my house to watch Miss Massie ( mother of them all ). Little did he me and him know a coon was in the area and got into a fight with him. Seriously injured he had to sadly lose his left wing. Now he has about 30 sons and grandsons and great grandsons. They live happily ever after with ducks!

Please post some pics when you can.. glad he made it through with just missing a wing.

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