I have escaped the evil underworld of broken computers, and I'm back to give you a little update on the future mother goose that I told you about a few days ago. I was actually visiting this goose yesterday before I came home to find my poor sick computer desperately needing a video transplant.After reading a few of the comments, I realized that I never really made it clear where exactly this goose was, or if she was even in a safe place. Well, I can tell you that she picked a perfect place to make her nest.
She is right beside the dam at Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve. And nobody can touch her because she is behind the fence that keeps foolish people from falling in the water. From that spot she can see everything around her, and she and her hatchlings will be able to jump right in the water as soon as they're ready.
She never moves off of the nest when anyone comes near, but she does get very nervous. You can see the nervousness on her face if you look closely at these first two photos. I try not to bother her too much when I'm near her, but I'm going to keep watching her all through this,Who knows? Maybe I'll get to see freshly hatched little geese! I've never seen one, so I do hope I'll get to see them swimming around in their first home. I wonder what they'll look like. I've kept myself from investigating the appearance of a gosling (baby goose), because I want to find out when I first see these.
In the picture she has feathers all around her mouth. I was told that she does this to use them as part of the nest. I'm sure that must be it, because the goose didn't seem to mind, and she was very alert, so I knew there weren't any problems with her.
Now you can see why nobody will ever bother her here. Is she in jail, or am I? It really must be a good place to have a nest, because she hasn't been disturbed yet. That makes me happy. Nobody wants to see harm come to an animal protecting her young.I can't wait to see her and the little ones swimming around. Maybe it's the father that I keep seeing swimming around nearby. He's the only other one around, and he never leaves. Pretty soon they'll all be one big happy family. I'll try to keep you updated on new developments with this nesting goose.
I'm glad that she is safe because there are just too many fools who would approach her. Please, keep us posted--I wanna see babies!
ReplyDeleteShe really found her place huh...
ReplyDeleteIt will be fun to see if you get to see her entire family!
ReplyDeleteTell Alice that I stuffed the Florida dragon in my trunk and released him downstate today, somewhere outside of Lansing. I gave him directions to your favorite park and told him he must go find the squirrels. He should be getting to your place by Sunday....
What a great opportunity to watch Mother Goose raise a family. I just hope the fence keeps out anyone who may want to disturb her.
ReplyDeleteLin - She seems to have picked a great spot for her nest. I wanna see 'em too, and if I do I'll definitely be sharing.
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Kruel - She seems to have made a really smart choice.
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The Retired One - I'll be checking on her as much as I can. I hope I don't miss it.
I can just imagine the look on peoples faces if they saw a dragon chasing squirrels around in the park. That would be hilarious! :)
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WiseAcre - The fence wraps around that little area pretty nicely. There's not much of an easy way in there, except for park maintenance people. I hope she continues to like it there.
oh, that's so cute, you are there every day to see the progress. I hope you get to see a freshly hatched little geese.
ReplyDeleteNesting fowl regardless of how foul they are are awesome!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhew, I was afraid you had befriended one of the dumbest geese on the planet. Just a matter of perspective makes her quite smart! She is handsome, and you will like the babies.
ReplyDeleteSo cute on her nest! I am glad its away from people. You just wait and see how cute the gooslings are! Great photos.
ReplyDeleteThe Mother Goose understand the civilization quite well and has her nest being protected. Right choice at the right place!!
ReplyDeleteBetchai - I've been watching for those eggs to hatch, but I think it will be a little while yet.
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Julia - That's right, and right now geese are my favorite.
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Sharkbytes - The goose picked a high traffic place, but as you can see now, it's well protected by the fence.
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Kallen - I really hope I get to see them. I'll keep watching closely.
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Rainfield - Geese around here are very used to how people are, so they know how to keep safe from us.
That is brilliant, I love geese (however scary I find them). How lucky are you to be able to see all this in real time and follow her progress. Can't wait to see the pictures of the littl'uns.
ReplyDeleteBemused - Geese are one of my favorites. They can sometimes be a little scary because they are such social animals. I hope I can get pictures of the babies, and not just an empty nest one day.
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