The Canadian Goose population at Thousand Trails Hershey is exploding and seems to be in good shape for the future! Here is our latest discovery, a new nest with 4 eggs and an attentive Mom on guard. Alas a few days later the nest was broken up and the eggs were in the pond. Whether predators or an angry goose were responsible is not known.
Above we see a family with two young ones and at left are two larger babies getting swimming lessons.
A slightly larger family of 4 goslings gets swimming and dining instruction on the campground pond.
Above are six babies heading to the pond for early training in being self sufficient geese. While to the right we have the largest family we have noted consisting of 7 offspring. One can only imagine the noise and droppings later in the year when flight training begins and land-based browsing is included!
Ahh! Keeping warm by huddling together after a swim while Mom and Pop keep a close lookout.
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