![]() I don’t think the male goose would welcome him though. Holiday, the eagle, but perhaps since it is Easter, he will make an appearance. ![]() For some reason, the male permits the ducks to visit, and the white egret popped in again this week for a day or two. The female lowers her body and watches his defense. If another goose arrives or hawk circles overhead, the male flies down to the water in a ruckus. The male goose doesn’t bother her, but plucks the grasses around the lake, waiting and watching for any invaders. We should all learn quarantine methods from her. ![]() She has remained on the nest through freezing temperatures, hail, rain, high winds-just kind of hunkered down and flattened out. The goose has been more vigilant than I at social distancing-I have only seen her leave the nest once, briefly. She took her watch about the same time we quarantined, and I wonder who will be released first-her upon the eggs hatching, or me upon the passing of the plague. I spend my time on the back porch gazing over at the Canada goose nesting on the edge of the island in the lake behind our house. NORMANTOWN-STUMPTOWN NEWS - By Lisa Hayes-Minney
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