Details About The Canada Goose

The main characteristics of the female Canada Goose is her commitment and loyalty. She will protect and defend her nest and young goslings at all cost.

The female Canada Goose selects her lifelong partner early in life. If two ganders are attracted to the same female Canada Goose they both make their intentions known to her. Both ganders will then engage in a contest of strength.

The winning gander is not guaranteed that she will accept him. He must win her acceptance of him and does this by paying special attention to her. The male Canada Goose will continue his efforts until she accepts or rejects him as a mate.

It is still too soon to tell if the eggs will hatch. Usually the goose will push the eggs away if they don't hatch. But she has also seen geese let the dead eggs sit in the nest the entire season. Regardless, if they are dead, it's very early in the season so she will have a lot of time to lay a new clutch if she can keep the nesting site defended.

Any interference on your part, no matter how well intended, decreases the likelihood of survival of her babies. You cannot appropriately care for the eggs, so I'm afraid that unless you're a Canada goose there isn't anything you can do to help. These geese have lots and lots of babies because they know many of them will not survive.

I understand how heartbreaking it is, but give the geese lots of space and they will most likely NOT disappoint you before the season doudoune canada goose is over. As I said, it's still really early. There is some hope that things will work out for the good.

April 11, 2013 the pair of Canada Geese that returned again to our pond this March have a nest. Today a third goose attacked the nesting goose pushing her off her eggs. She bit at the intruders neck and the male stood by vocalizing but not attacking until we intervened and chased off the intruder then the male flew at the intruder who returned several times before giving up and flying off. I assumed the intruder was a female. Is this something that a mourning female who may have lost her nest of eggs might do?

A pair of Canadian Geese have built a nest on a tiny island in our small pond for the last two years. Last year one of them (I think the mother) died a day or two after the goslings were born. I found her drowned in the pond, I have a feeling she was protecting her babies from a large turtle. Anyway, another pair returned to the island over three weeks ago. One was much larger (the same male?) than the other and the smaller one was sitting on six eggs shortly. Now she has been by herself for over a week, no sign of the male, who usually stayed around to scare away intruders or if he left during the day, he would fly back by night. I have not seen or heard him for at least 8 days. my question is, can the mother raise the babies by herself. Right now she is sitting under a very heavy pounding rain/hail.

The mother can raise her young on her own, of course it is easier with the father around. As you know both birds will protect their young together and look out for each other. It is difficult to know absolutely why this goose is alone. Maybe the mate is standing guard in a well concealed area near lets hope so. Canada geese are very social birds and will have a flock to associate with. If the mate has passed away the other may take a new mate it all depends on the specific goose's personality.