I think the babies have hatched.  Lucy Goosey was standing beside the nest this morning and I thought I saw fuzz.  I don’t know.  She was stilling this evening so I couldn’t see.  So I think Louis & Lucy are finally parents.  I’ll check tomorrow.

As of today Mom Goose is still nesting.  Monday I didn’t have anyone behind me so I was able to stop completely and take a good look.  Monday on the way home I got to see Dad Goose land in the pond.  That was fun. 

Mom is really hard to see when her back is to the road.  And if her head is down… she’s almost impossible to see.  Today Dad was sleeping on the lawn above the pond.  He had a view of everything.  There’s a guy who lives down the street who walks, his black lab down by the pond.  I only see him in the morning… and I can always tell if he’s been by.  If Mom Goose is facing the road, he’s been by, if not.. he hasn’t been yet.  Neither dog or man bother the geese.

I can’t wait to see the babies.

On Friday Mom & Dad Goose were doing well.  Mom was on the nest and Dad was just hanging out.  She has a good camoflague going on.  When her back is to the road you can’t really see her.  They really ignore the cars on the road.  But if you slow down Dad will paddle over towards the road.  So as of Friday the chick hadn’t hatched.  I’ll have to do some reach on how long it takes for them to hatch and how long they stay in the nest.

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!