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It’s Canada Goose mating time at the lake for 2013! The geese started forming obvious “couples” a few weeks ago and are now starting to make their preferred nesting areas known to other geese on the lake.

For those not living in rural areas – or for those who don’t have a few years of goose-watching experience, this is a really good time to give any geese you see a bit of space. The male goose is very protective of his mate – as humans would be if they actually mated for life! Once the goslings come along, as early as mid-April or so, both the female and male adult will be more than happy to chase you away from them.

Considering that ponds geese once used as natural habitats are getting covered with homes and concrete and asphalt at an alarming rate, give geese trying to find their way in more suburban areas a break when you can. They’re adjusting as well to their constantly changing available landscape as well as or better than some humans…