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Old 08-05-2024, 06:43 AM   #1
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Tis, the first Canada Geese I've seen this summer cruised by last Friday.

I counted (then re-counted) fifteen fully-grown goslings following their two parents.

In other jurisdictions, unwanted populations of waterfowl are reduced by "addling" their eggs. The nests are abandoned weeks later, rather than starting a new clutch too late in the nesting season.
Yup, I have seen them. I wonder if that is two families.
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They used to be migratory but because of year round open water and people feeding them they are year round residents now.
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They used to be migratory but because of year round open water and people feeding them they are year round residents now.
Must be Massholes.
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Must be Massholes.
Now, that's funny.
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They used to be migratory but because of year round open water and people feeding them they are year round residents now.
Exactly, people fed them.
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