Canada Goose sitting on her nest
Apparently the snow last week has not affected the goose breeding season. Out for a walk in Newmarket, I discovered this soon-to-be Momma.
On a tiny island in Fairy Lake, Newmarket
She apparently felt safe as I was quite a distance away and had to zoom in a LOT with my point-and-shoot to get the closer photo.
Father Goose
As you can see, soon-to-be dad is monitoring the situation.
I am connecting to Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday HERE
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I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for this next activity.
Great 'family' shots!
Beautiful pair!
Great shots! Is that a bit of green I see in that last shot? We have a pair of geese nesting over by The Rez. I'm looking forward to some babies.
Oh yes, you can't get too close to a mama goose!
she is beautiful and Father is On Patrol.... ready to make those loud hissing noises if anyone comes close
Another sure sign that flowers and grass are coming...
I wonder if they are early, or the geese here are late...
funny all the birds we have in Florida, but no geese. I had to make a business trip to Chicago to meet my first gaggle...they wouldn't give up the sidewalk during a run...attacked me like banshees. Thought I was going to die :)
Dearest EG CameraGirl;
Oh, Mother Goose and father (soon-to-be) so lovely♡♡♡ I wish I could take pictures with zoom better as I sometimes see birds in the river from the road(^^;)
Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
I hope you get to see the babies when they come.
It tickles me that she has her own island. Living in style!
Darla
Great shot of the expectant mother and of the father standing watch.
sweet! i hope they have a successful brood!
You'll have to keep checking back on her. It would be fun to see some goslings!
A lovely couple!
I'm sure that Father Goose would have bravely dealt with the situation had you come too close. I have been chased by a goose before and it's kind of scary.
Lovely to see the geese nesting again. We were out the other day when a Daddy Goose was standing like a sentinel while his mate was feeding. Great photos!
I hope you get to take picture of those little ones later.
Do keep us updated on this little family if you can!
She does look secure there, EG!
Lovely family pics.
how exciting there'll be some baby canadians waddling around soon. some great shots of the mother goose. have a great day~
Nothing like Nature in spring!
Nice capture of mama on the nest! I hope you might get to see the babies when they arrive. :)
Beautiful family :)
Nice family portraits !
Family life in the sunshine. Life couldn't get any better! :-) Your point and shoot is excellent quality!
Aww, what a sweet pair on their own little island. Lovely portrait of mama goose.
We have a pair of Canada geese that come to our pond every spring. They are such love birds. I love watching them gliding along side by side on the water. I have yet to see the little ones, though. Beautiful shot of mama goose.
A nest with a view.
Great shots!
Missed seeing you around there for awhile... Hope your family is well...
great shots and look forward to seeing the babies soon
Cute shots of Momma on the nest. And Dad takes his job very seriously.. Great post, have a happy day!
Hasn't she found herself a nice wee spot there EG. Your point and shoot did a really good job there :)
A pair has come back to our pond. Last year had 7 babies--hopefully not so many this year.
Super good pictures. MB
I'm always in awe of how active both parents are in raising their goslings. Great captures!
A great post, lovely to see!
Sweet documentation of the family!
I wrote about mother birds in my post today. Guess we are on the same page!
Lovely photos.
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Wonderful! I'm looking forward to seeing goslings.
Well, the early bird get the worm and the early breeding goose probably gets the tastiest new grass.
Good luck to her.
wow, that's a fun photo op.
She'd match well with my Billy Goats Gruff! :-)
I love their little island home. Hope they have a successful brood.
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