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Old 03-19-2016, 10:27 AM   #5
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Default ......cheez-it, here they come!

No doubt a flock of canada geese can be a problem, but just two canada geese, male and female, tending the nest in April and May, can be welcome neighbors. Basically, the female sits on the nest for maybe 6-weeks, while the male hangs around the area keeping his ears and eyes open, and tends to half sleep away the day, off in a nearby spot like a warm, sunny dock. The result can be maybe a total of seven little yellow baby canada geese, also called goslings.

Supposedly, the canada geese couple maintains their relationship for many years, or throughout their lives, or something!?

Canada geese will readily eat www.cheezit.com, original style, for about $3.95 in the large box. Cheez-its will float, and can be thrown just like a frisbee.

Canada geese also will eat cracked corn, available at a hardware store or pet store, which does not float, and requires some type of a feeding bowl set out on a dock or something.

With cheez-its, you just toss them out on the water, and they float.....easy-peasy!

Horse Island, maybe 1/10-acre in size, and close to the south end of Bear Island, has been home in April and May to the same pair of canada geese for the last four years now, and these two just flew in from somewhere on Thursday, two days ago. How do I know these are the same two geese? Well, the larger one has an aluminum band on its' left left with a multi digit number starting with a number 3.

Horse Island is also a stop and look, tree top spot for 2-3 different bald eagles.
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