Ice activity around Cattle Landing

fatlazyless · 03-17-2021, 06:31 AM

You know the same pair of Canada geese have returned to Horse Island every year since 2012. They build a large nest on the ground in the very middle of Horse island in the same spot each year, basically on what's left from the prior year.

They totally like to eat the Cheez-it originals and have desire and capacity to eat a lot of Cheez-it originals at one time before they will stop eating them. They take their time and occasionally drink the lake water. The female sits on the nest, and the male guards her from a distance of about 30-yards away, and occasionally will become very vocal and aggressively intercept other incoming pairs of Canada geese that come to the Horse Island area.

Sometimes a mallard will get in on the Cheez-it party, and usually gets driven off by the goose. Sometimes the goose is too busy eating and doesn't bother about the mallard.

They show up in the third week of March when the lake is still iced in but with a few small areas of open water close to shore, or the island.

....... Polly ...... want a cracker??? ....... ditto this for crows, too, crows usually travel in pairs and will definitely eat all the Cheez-it originals, especially when purchased in the giant party box ....... so ....... bring home a box of Cheez-it originals ...... today!

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Sunday night was a very cold and windy afternoon and night so the dead red squirrel must have froze to death inside the steel mesh, have-a-heart trap. One may think a red squirrel is equipped with its fir to survive the bitter 5-degree cold and wind, but they probably depend on their squirrel nest for dry insulation during a deep freeze as opposed to a steel mesh cage/trap.

03-17-2021, 06:31 AM	#19
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,917 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 305 Thanked 1,052 Times in 766 Posts	You know the same pair of Canada geese have returned to Horse Island every year since 2012. They build a large nest on the ground in the very middle of Horse island in the same spot each year, basically on what's left from the prior year. They totally like to eat the Cheez-it originals and have desire and capacity to eat a lot of Cheez-it originals at one time before they will stop eating them. They take their time and occasionally drink the lake water. The female sits on the nest, and the male guards her from a distance of about 30-yards away, and occasionally will become very vocal and aggressively intercept other incoming pairs of Canada geese that come to the Horse Island area. Sometimes a mallard will get in on the Cheez-it party, and usually gets driven off by the goose. Sometimes the goose is too busy eating and doesn't bother about the mallard. They show up in the third week of March when the lake is still iced in but with a few small areas of open water close to shore, or the island. ....... Polly ...... want a cracker??? ....... ditto this for crows, too, crows usually travel in pairs and will definitely eat all the Cheez-it originals, especially when purchased in the giant party box ....... so ....... bring home a box of Cheez-it originals ...... today! ................ Sunday night was a very cold and windy afternoon and night so the dead red squirrel must have froze to death inside the steel mesh, have-a-heart trap. One may think a red squirrel is equipped with its fir to survive the bitter 5-degree cold and wind, but they probably depend on their squirrel nest for dry insulation during a deep freeze as opposed to a steel mesh cage/trap. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 03-17-2021 at 07:27 AM.