r/geese

This mom has been nesting in our pond for 6+ years now. Today was their first time out of the nest, but only 2 babies to show. With all the storms and I’m pretty sure this is husband #2, it’s been a rough spring for her so glad she at least had a couple. Hopefully the snapping turtles dont pick them off like they did a few last year 😬

He’s so soft!

Saw this little family at the park yesterday. One of the domestic geese seems to have become a third parent to these Canada goose babies! They all hung together and acted like a little family unit the whole time I was there, it was very cute. Glad these babies have some extra security!

I was giving this family space, but that didn’t stop the goose daddy from telling me to not come any closer. Luckily he charged at another goose and not me 😂.

Video captured by me in Calgary’s East Village.

I've never seen goslings before, they were so cute! the adults were surprisingly chill and let us get pretty close to admire the family

This couple seems to be having an argument at the dinner table

I saw these two yesterday. I managed to catch the one in the second picture. The barbed end was deeply embedded in the middle of its foot, and I didn’t want to risk causing more pain or injury trying to remove it, so I took it to my local wildlife rescue center.

The goose with the fishing line trailing from its mouth i also saw yesterday, it wouldn’t come anywhere near me, and I eventually gave up and left for work. I came back today hoping to find it again, but it was nowhere in sight. If it swallowed the line which is unfortunately very possible, I’d have no way of identifying which goose it is among the hundreds of Canada geese here. I’m just hoping the end it swallowed wasn’t attached to a hook. 😢😭

I hate fishers.

Stopped by the pond for a peaceful pre-work goose check. And what do I see? A tiny fuzzball (Image 1) somehow breached the baseball field fence perimeter. Parents screaming. Molting season in effect, meaning absolutely nobody could fly over and help.

So now I’m suddenly in full wildlife rescue mode sprinting through the field at 7AM trying to corner a terrified ping pong ball with legs.

Managed to scoop the little dude and yeet him over the lower part of the fence.

Family reunited.

Current outcome (Image 2):
Entire goose family now runs from me like I personally invaded their homeland.

This pair of Canada geese seem to be nesting in this pond in a public park. Nesting on a little island in the pond should help keep the eggs and hatchlings safe!

After a pause, the number of geese 'ere has started to shoot up massively. Also getting a couple of greylags.

Context: This area has a vast amount of nutrition available to geese, so they can graze properly. This is one of the ponds where it's considered A-OK to feed them, Royal Parks explicitly request that no feeding is done.