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Goose Day??? Maybe So!

Golf is a lot of walking, broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic.

We Played Eighteen Holes Before Going Dancing 4/12/2013

Geese and ducjs on the course
We are on #2 when two geese appear.... They were "strangers" as they did not know Grandma Sue

Did You Know? - In North America, non-migratory Canada Goose populations have been on the rise. The species is frequently found on golf courses, parking lots and urban parks, which would have previously hosted only migratory geese on rare occasions. Owing to its adaptability to human-altered areas, it has become the most common waterfowl species in North America. In many areas, non-migratory Canada Geese are now regarded as pests by humans.

Geese and ducjs on the course
"Say what?? Two more geese behind me???"

Did You Know? - During the second year of their lives, Canada Geese find a mate. They are monogamous, and most couples stay together all of their lives. If one dies, the other may find a new mate. The female lays 3–8 eggs and both parents protect the nest while the eggs incubate, but the female spends more time at the nest than the male.

Geese and ducjs on the course
Here they come... Now we have four

Did You Know? - The term goose applies to the female in particular while gander applies to the male in particular. Young birds before fledging are called goslings. The collective noun for group of geese on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump.

Geese and ducjs on the course
"Hey guys... You can have some also!"

Geese and ducjs on the course
Nummy nummy

Did You Know? - The incubation period, in which the female incubates while the male remains nearby, lasts for 24–28 days after laying. As the annual summer molt also takes place during the breeding season, the adults lose their flight feathers for 20–40 days, regaining flight at about the same time as their goslings start to fly.

Geese and ducjs on the course
He came swooping in and was chasing the other goose


"Landing gear down"

Geese and ducjs on the course

Then There Were The Ducks

Geese and ducjs on the course
Mr & Mrs Duck

Geese and ducjs on the course
Cathey at the bat.....

Geese and ducjs on the course
Sue has little friends....

Geese and ducjs on the course
They were shooed away

Geese and ducjs on the course
Mr. Hawk had fresh coot for lunch

Did You Know? - The Red-tailed Hawk is carnivorous, and an opportunistic feeder. Its diet is mainly small mammals, but it also includes birds and reptiles. Prey varies with regional and seasonal availability, but usually centers on rodents, comprising up to 85% of a hawk's diet.

Most commonly reported prey types include mice, including both native Peromyscus species and house mice, gophers, voles, chipmunks, ground squirrels and tree squirrels.

Additional prey (listed by descending likelihood of predation) include lagomorphs, shrews, bats, pigeons, quail, corvids, waterfowl, other raptors, reptiles, fish, crustaceans, insects and earthworms.

Geese and ducjs on the course

On #17 The Ducks Flew In For A Snack

Geese and ducjs on the course
"Here we come"

Geese and ducjs on the course
More interested in the lady than the food

Geese and ducjs on the course
"Leave me alone"

Geese and ducjs on the course