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Canada Geese - Alberta / Edmonton
Elaine L:
Just watched the Edmonton Journal video of the goose saga, from beginning to end. It brought tears to my eyes. Those geese sure had a tough time of it this year.
Kinderchick:
Thanks for the update, everyone. The Kinderchicklets will be a wee bit sad to hear that Mother Goose has left. But at least I will be able to show them the video of her and her gosling leaving. :)
--- Quote from: Ellie on May 11, 2010, 14:27 ---...When I watched the mom and baby get ready to leave it seemed that she was in a quandry as to whether to stay or go...
--- End quote ---
And yes, Ellie, when I watched the video, I was thinking the same thing. She kept going around it circles, appearing to be looking at her eggs... Yes, as you all say, one egg hatch is nothing short of a miracle, given the weather conditions she had to endure, as well as the nest "intruder".
allikat:
It is a miracle that one hatched after the constant nest/neck attacks from the other Gander, which of course left the eggs exposed too often for long periods at a time. However, one did hatch and that's better than none!
Kinderchick: Once a Mother Goose leaves the nest with her young, she does not return. The nest is to simply lay, incubate the eggs until they hatch, then it's off to find the nearest pond. ;D
Ellie:
Mother Goose was fortunate (in a way) to have at least had the one egg hatch. When I watched the mom and baby get ready to leave it seemed that she was in a quandry as to whether to stay or go. Sad in a way but a miracle that at least one survived. :-\
Elaine L:
Kinderchick, from what I have read on the site, Mother Goose will not be back; only one gosling hatched, and the others will not. Apparently, once she goes to the water with her chicks (or in this case, chick), that is it. More would have hatched but for the snow and low temperatures here last week, and many geese here in Edmonton have had to abandon their nests and will not breed again this year. A goose nest in a pond near by home had to be abandoned because the water rose and destroyed the eggs. I hope next year will be a better year for our Canada geese.
It was a great experience again this year to see into the lives of Mother Goose, the gander, and her eggs. Who knew how much was going on in the lives of our geese?
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