In
many places Canada Geese are merely seen as a nuisance. But they are
amazing birds, powerful fliers. They are quite spectacular when flying in
formation, fighting, and mating.
Their goslings are also particularly cute (click here). |
Canada goose taking a walk along the Martinez Shoreline |
This is a favorite oak tree for some of the Canada geese.
It is a nice place to preen |
or to yell at the other geese on the ground. |
Canada Goose in all her glory |
A branch with a view |
A Canada geese couple is warming up to each other |
Canada geese couple |
Canada geese couple |
Canada geese in the moment of mating |
Canada geese moments later |
The jubilant male Canada goose |
See the
spontaneous outburst of ecstatic water fun and games Here
, And Here |
Aleutian goose. His name is Elvis |
Aleutian goose |
Cackling (Minima) goose, the smallest subspecies
of Canada geese |
Cackling Goose: minima |
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Minima taking part in water fest |
Common Canada goose and an Aleutian goose |
Canada geese flying by |
Canada Geese landing |
Canada Geese |
Canada goose with her last gosling |
An "Ooops moment" for 3 Canada Geese |
Swan geese mating |
He did not get the hang of it |
Swan geese fighting |
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Brant is mainly a sea goose |
Two Swan geese, one hybrid Canada Goose
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Hybrid, the rescuer of the next two events. His
name is Sergeant. |
This hybrid is the leader of a small flock of Canada geese.
Her name is Nani. |
Hybrid Canada goose with the name BigChick. |
Hybrid Canada goose |
Coot, Ringbilled gulls, and Aleutian geese.
For some cute coot babies,
see here |
When we observe Canada geese
swimming in water or graze on a lawn they look very peaceful and most of
the time they are. The next 18 photos show the temper of the geese when
they have issues.
Like in the story after this one the hybrid
goose which we named Sergeant is the key to stop the fight. In this case
he pursued the aggressive goose who did not want to stop fighting.
So Sergeant gave
him a hard lesson. The event lasted 4 minutes and took place from one
side of the pond to the other. |
Sergeant just arrived with his flock |
A fight suddenly took place |
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Sergeant shouted at the fighters to make
them stop, but to no avail. |
He had no choice, but to take action. |
They began to bite each other close to the neck.
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Sergeant forced the head of the other goose under
water many times |
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And suddenly is was over |
Sergeant and his girlfriend did the head dipping
ceremony and then swam together towards the other side. |
The
following photos show an unusual outcome of a fight between two Canada
Geese. Two of the onlookers are hybrids and the one called
Sergeant became the piece maker by breaking up the fight.
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The onlookers are shouting. |
Urging the fighters to stop. |
Finally one of them takes action. |
He jumps right in between the fighters |
and stands on the back of one of them,
holding it submerged. |
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Separating the parties |
Last warning, and all is quiet in the pond of
Heather Farm |
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Greater white-fronted geese |
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They come from Alaska and Canada |
Greater White-fronted geese |
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