Recent backyard visitors

[Pat]

Here are pix of recent backyard visitors. The Canadians (I recognized the uniforms) hopefully will nest and raise a family as a pair did 3 years ago. I have no clue why the turkey came to the back yard a few days running. There are plenty about and easy to hear but only come out in the open once in a while.

Maybe some of you "woods smart" folk can tell me why the geese start honking loudly about 30 seconds to a minute before taking off for one of their 2 or 3 times a day fly to another pond and return excursions.

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[Pat]

More of the Canadians.

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[egon]

You have to feed them "Canadians" Pat. Looks it's pretty barren or dry.

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[Michael]

Maybe some of you "woods smart" folk can tell me why the geese start honking loudly about 30 seconds to a minute before taking off
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[twstanley]

Obviously to signal their intentions to take off so the others will clear the runway.

[Pat]

The geese, Gertrude and Heathcliff, generally walk back and forth between a couple of the ponds in the back yard several times a day. One of the closest approaches to our back porch is a bare area that I have sculpted with the tractor. It isn't as photogenic as the grassed areas but the geese ar much closer. My wife has put out about 30-40 lbs of whole corn in the last couple weeks. The crows and black birds didn't get it all.

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[egon]

In Alberta in some places large round bales were placed for the geese to nest on. Worked well.

Egon

[MRB]

We have a pair of Canadian geese that nest on the island of our pond every year. I believe it is the same pair but I am not sure of that fact. If you lack an island, make a floating nesting platform. The DNR in my state does this with very good results.

[Pat]

Interesting font thingy...

This is what Outlook showed me... The D.O.C. in my state
and of course you actually said... The DNR in my state

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Made more better sense after I opened the post in CBN.

Glad to hear it wors so good because it has been on my list of things to do for a long time. A floating island anchored out in the pond away from a lot of "nosey neighbors" who might invite themselves to lunch or a goose dinner.

I have some left over styrofoam to do the flotation or I may use plastic drums.

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[MRB]

Yes, I said DOC originally, I am old school and it used to be the Department of Conservation. When I got to thinking about it, I thought that it might be mistaken as corrections [img]/forums/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] , hence the change to DNR.