Mama and papa Canada Goose swam by today with their three goslings. It felt like a sweet introduction.
They were covered with yellow down and stayed close behind the parent goose.
I read that goslings are led to water within 24 hours of birth and can dive and that they are highly impressionable. I watched parent goose take a drink and gosling immediately did the same.
Geese mate for life, beginning the search for a mate at about 2 - 3 years old. The young will stay with them for about a year.
They learn to fly at about 2 - 3 months. That is so much fun to watch. I'll try to get pictures to show you. They practice and then one day, up they go. Can you imagine the delight?
May 25, 2018
