A few weeks ago, my Internet buddy in South Carolina, G.H. Curminion, wrote a guest post about the Canada goose nest just outside his office. For a few scary days, it looked as if some predatory crows might attack the nest, but the goose parents remained vigilant. Here is G.H.’s follow-up, illustrated with his excellent photographs.
I don’t know about the eggs. She keeps turning them regularly. Maybe she feels something stirring. Someone here said one of the eggs had a finger–sized hole in it late yesterday and was oozing liquid. Mama is still nesting, but her wings are a bit spread out, so maybe something is going on under there.
Something was definitely going on!
She stood up – three chicks!
Looks like two eggs didn’t hatch.
Aaaaand . . . within a couple hours they started to graze and wander off.
G.H. tells me that “our” goose family has stopped by the nest once or twice since the babies hatched. It’s so nice to read a story with a happy ending.
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