The
Canada geese out here have a rougher road than those in the 'city'.
Each year for the past ten, one - and only one - pair has arrived in
March to stake claim to our pond, build their nest, and faithfully
attend to a clutch of 3-6 eggs. And each year, for the past ten, they
manage to get them hatched but always lose every last gosling (within
about a week) to our resident mink. I keep hoping this will be the year
the pair will be able to fend off the mink (and raccoons and foxes and
snapping turtles) long enough to get at least one little guy or girl to
adulthood. I'll keep you posted.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
It's a mink eat goose world
The
Canada geese out here have a rougher road than those in the 'city'.
Each year for the past ten, one - and only one - pair has arrived in
March to stake claim to our pond, build their nest, and faithfully
attend to a clutch of 3-6 eggs. And each year, for the past ten, they
manage to get them hatched but always lose every last gosling (within
about a week) to our resident mink. I keep hoping this will be the year
the pair will be able to fend off the mink (and raccoons and foxes and
snapping turtles) long enough to get at least one little guy or girl to
adulthood. I'll keep you posted.
