Re: Update on Peeper (aka Lady Chatsworth)

I will Jim. I am a little concerned that I haven't seen her mate. Geese
are supposed to mate for life...but I have not seen him around. The
Canadian geese across the road (on our 7 acres) are BOTH hovering around
the nest on the island. Every morning I see them swimming together. But
I have not seen him. Maybe he is just keeping to himself till the babies
are born...she was a little grouchy with him at the beginning of her
nesting. I just don't know.

  

james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
  Cool. I think animal behavior is about the most interesting of all 
things. Keep sending reports. Please.

On May 3, 2006, at 4:03 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> Well, the grey duck that was nesting in the stall with Peepers had her
> babies Sunday. She had five ducklings. Peeper must want some babies
> really, really BAD because now she is "helping" with those babies. She
> is still sitting on her eggs (and according to the books, a goose sits
> on them for 25-30 days, she has maybe a week or so to go) and still 
> does
> NOT want anybody around her nest...BUT...when she isn't sitting on 
> them,
> she is "mothering" those baby ducklings and I just think it is so 
> sweet.
> And the mother duck lets her. If the German Shepherds come too close to
> the babies, Peepers goes after them. I sure hope she has some babies
> because her heart is in the right place. And I haven't seen the Mr. in
> almost two weeks. I don't even see him on the pond. I wonder where he
> went?
>
>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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