Spring Mating Ritual
Yesterday hubby and I visited a pond on Long Island, and were "treated" to a geese mating ritual that neither of us had ever seen before. I think that Nature is amazing and found this to be a great educational opportunity, however in deference to personal taste, I will publish this series of events as a blog rather than on the Main Page:
At first they ignored each other, then suddenly the female started it - she charged the male and began vigorously pecking at his back - then he turned on her and tried to peck back, but she turned coy and swam away, but he caught up with her and the mating began.
At one point, we were sure he was drowning her:
At first they ignored each other, then suddenly the female started it - she charged the male and began vigorously pecking at his back - then he turned on her and tried to peck back, but she turned coy and swam away, but he caught up with her and the mating began.
At one point, we were sure he was drowning her:
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Comment by DebinSC on March 23, 2009 at 9:08pm - Soon to come, .....goslings! :)
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Comment by Bebop on March 23, 2009 at 9:32pm - How wonderful that you were there with your camera! These are just great. You will have to keep going back to check on the goslings.
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Comment by Angela Coffey on March 23, 2009 at 10:26pm - Is it hot in here or is it just me? LOL!! Seriously though, this is a great series of shots..glad you were able to capture it so well:)
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Comment by GTO on March 23, 2009 at 10:46pm
- super job catching this Susan!!
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Comment by Laura on March 24, 2009 at 5:35am - I never dreamed geese would/could mate in the water!
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Comment by sjasis on March 24, 2009 at 8:03am - I never knew that they mated in water either! At first we didn't realize what was happening, I'm glad I had my camera ready!
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Comment by amy on March 26, 2009 at 7:27am - how neat to see that ...i was lucky to get the mother and the little ducklings the other day we stopped at a local park to kill some time before a appointment and there they were ..sometimes you have to be at the right place at the right time .smile beautiful photos hon
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Comment by Keith on June 6, 2009 at 2:25pm - Not sure why I have not previously stumbled upon this series Susan, but today here it is. It is very well done, the shots are excellent, too. Surely as a farm girl you've witnesses many a farm animal doing just this? We've had the pleasure of witnessing Turtles and Lobster going through this process too. It seems to be a special moment when nature allows us to be a spectator, as its creatures go about...
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