Goslings

Top Photo: Tending to goslings. The six Canada goose goslings in these photos were hatched on or immediately before May 3 and have been seen daily since. Waterfowl young are precocious and leave the nest within hours of hatching from their eggs. They’re growing fast and are constantly on the move in the company of their parents. The photos here were shot on 5.15.25. Keep a lookout for them in Explore the Wild and Catch the Wind, the Dino TrailRead more

Canada Geese Rising

Top Photo: Goslings resting at Sailboat Pond on May 15, two weeks after first being sighted in wetlands. I first saw the pair of geese with 5 goslings in tow on the first day of May. They were swimming across the open water of our wetlands. Waterfowl in general are precocious, that is, they’re ready to go the day of, or day after they hatch. The next time I saw them they had lost one their number. The four remainingRead more