Re: Update on Peeper (aka Lady Chatsworth)

Thanks for the update Jesse. I hope Pops is around somewhere. It always worries me when I see a very noticeable behavior change in an animal. My Seamus is acting strange, we'll see the vet on the 13th. It sounds like it will be a lively summer at your place this year with all these babies.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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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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