Archives for April 2008

Ok, Mom & Dad Goose are officially nested.  YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAH!  I was worried for a couple of days.  I coudn’t find either of them.  Above is my rough (and I mean ROUGH – yes, your 6 year old could do better) drawing of the pond.  There are 2 places that the Geese nest.  One is on a small built up mound in the shallows on the right side of the pond where all the brown reeds are.  Yes, they are reeds.  The next place is on a man made platform that is about 3 feet square.  It’s under the tree behind a small rise.  You can see the Geese as you are traveling north on Oak Tree, but when you are coming south, the platform is hidden behind a small rise in the lawn.  And Mom Goose blends in with the brown around her, so if her head is down… and there is a car behind you…. she’s easy to miss.  I saw Dad Goose Tuesday on the lawn and then Wednesday swimming alone and I knew Mom was on the nest.  Yesterday morning there was no one behind me and I stopped for a look.  Mom wasn’t too thrilled with the stop.  I didn’t stay long enough to cause too much distress.  But I know that they are there and they have nested.  Now we just wait for BABIES!