Goose update

The backyard Canada geese who are tending a nest have gotten jumpy. When she leaves to go take a bath in the lake or get something to eat, he squawks and chases her and bites her on the neck. She ignores him. Is this beginning to sound familiar?

(This is the female, I guess, sitting on the nest by the cypress tree. The fuzzy stuff is down she has pulled from her breast to blanket the eggs.)

Hey, it might be the other way around. Canada geese look exactly alike so I can't tell if it's the male or female who is sitting on the nest or if they trade places. It's been almost a month since she laid and I wish the eggs would hatch already so I can reclaim the yard and maybe pick up some sticks that have come down in storms and mow ... etc. I read online that as soon as the goslings hatch they take to the water. BUT Canada geese apparently mate for life and come back to the same nest so I guess they'll be back next winter/spring.

(Here she is again.)

Wood ducklings have already hatched out. They're paddling around on their mother's tail. I've seen two clutches -- one with four or five, one with 12 or 14.

Here's the male standing, or rather sitting guard nearby.

Here are a couple of pictures of Backyard GMLc: