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| CANADIAN GOOSE Branta canadensis |
These geese are beautiful! My husband George and I spend many wonderful moments out in the wild snapping images of nature! We have taken pictures of anything from snakes to rats. Of course I have to handle all the snake images, because George says "I don't want to take no picture of no snake, so I do the snake images"! lol These beatiuful creatures get right in the middle of the road and just sit there, and we have to wait till they decide to move! WE LOVE IT! There are from 5 to 11 subspecies of Canadian Goose, depending on who is putting them into categories. They can weigh up to 24 pounds and have a wingspan of almost 6 feet. Candian Geese have a strong sense of family. A pair of parents mate for life, raising anywhere from 4 to 7 eggs a year. The eggs incubate for around 30 days before hatching. The parents both defend the nest and tend to the little chicks. Sometimes several parents will join together, taking joint care of the chicks. The parents will stay with their young all year, migrating with them and taking care of them. If you watch a large flock of Canadian Geese fly overhead, you can often see the family groups separate out as they come in to land. Canadian Geese can live to age 30 or more. Canadian Geese are very people-friendly and will eat anything from bread to insects to corn to fish. Hunters are also very fond of Canadian Geese, because they are very tasty, and because many communities actively want to get rid of the birds. |
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