Canada Goose Nest

Posted by Paul Rossi on Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:22 pm

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Taken in Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula.

I was attempting to get flight shots of Red-breasted Mergansers cutting a peninsula tip during May migration, but did not notice this nest just of to my right until almost sunset.

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by Ron Day on Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:38 pm

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Great find, Paul. I like the color in the foreground and the goose down surrounding the nest.

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by Karl Egressy on Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:01 am

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Nice composition. She chose a good looking rock.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:27 am

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Looks like she noticed you! Nice find and colors.

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by david fletcher on Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:08 pm

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Cynthia Crawford wrote:Looks like she noticed you! Nice find and colors.

nicely done....

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by Paul Rossi on Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:52 pm

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Cynthia Crawford wrote:Looks like she noticed you! Nice find and colors.

Thank You. I was there for over a hour, panning with flying ducks, but she obviously did not leave the nest. I would have noticed that. At first I noticed the downy feathers blowing in a gentle wind, then the surprise of the mother goose and such a nest location - the rock was in the water 20 yards from shore and over 8 feet high. She obviously viewed me as no threat. That peninsula tip was visited by people daily who walked right in front of her. Nobody else noticed the nest.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:57 am

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The down feathers are a real giveaway that its a nesting site, and the lichen covered rocks add a lovely colour to the scene. Well spotted and taken, Paul.

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