Geese on 7-21-2017

[casportpony]

 

[casportpony]

 

[room onthebroom]

Beautiful! Are they wild or are they yours?

 

[casportpony]

Beautiful! Are they wild or are they yours?

Thanks, they are wild geese.

 

[N ID Goose mom]

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Casportpony, they are beautiful. We have Canadian geese who visit every spring/summer. They fly in, in large numbers and then pair off. We can have up to 20-25 in our field/pond for the first few weeks. They raise a clutch and fly south.

The same three for the last 5 years always come back. We believe it is a couple with another older gander (due to his voice, build, and behavior). Prior to that there was always a couple who came back, I wonder if he lost his mate and one of the pair is an offspring?

They have been so much fun to watch and inspired me to get geese this year (I want the entertainment for more than a few months a year). This year I have noticed the "uncle" hanging out by himself more, but in the last week I've notice him flying off to the next pond/grassy field and then the couple combining in to eat and bath. Do you know if he is watching the nest? Will the couple allow that? I know that once the goslings are here all three watch them and teach them to fly. Which that is very entertaining to watch.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Beautiful pics Kathy!

 

[casportpony]

Beautiful pics Kathy!

Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

Casportpony, they are beautiful. We have Canadian geese who visit every spring/summer. They fly in, in large numbers and then pair off. We can have up to 20-25 in our field/pond for the first few weeks. They raise a clutch and fly south.

I'm jealous, we only get a few of them here, and they don't next here.

The same three for the last 5 years always come back. We believe it is a couple with another older gander (due to his voice, build, and behavior). Prior to that there was always a couple who came back, I wonder if he lost his mate and one of the pair is an offspring?

The ones that come here usually come in pairs, so when a single one shows up I too wonder if it has lost it's mate.

They have been so much fun to watch and inspired me to get geese this year (I want the entertainment for more than a few months a year). This year I have noticed the "uncle" hanging out by himself more, but in the last week I've notice him flying off to the next pond/grassy field and then the couple combining in to eat and bath. Do you know if he is watching the nest? Will the couple allow that? I know that once the goslings are here all three watch them and teach them to fly. Which that is very entertaining to watch.

Gosh, I know so very little about geese. Maybe @jtn42248 , @Miss Lydia , or @Pyxis would know.

 

[N ID Goose mom]

Well it looks like our resident Canadian geese have new babies. Saw them last night down in our pond/field area. From a distance it looks like there are 6-7 fuzz-balls. I’ll try to get pictures if daddy will let me, but am definitely keeping dogs and children from the field for a few weeks. I love spring and all those babies. The deer and elk should be dropping soon.

 

[N ID Goose mom]

Ok now I have a question. Was going to head down to take a picture. There are now 10 adult geese guarding the goslings. Is that normal for CG? Babies are in the pond with mom and dad in this picture, but only swam moments before getting out. This couple also raised 8 goslings last year. Could those additional geese be siblings coming to meet the babies? Just curious if anyone know CG behaviour.