{"id":8375,"date":"2019-05-09T22:27:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T05:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8375"},"modified":"2019-05-09T22:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T05:27:57","slug":"goose-rescue-2019-wk-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/09\/goose-rescue-2019-wk-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Goose Rescue, 2019 — wk 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At work, we have had two Canada Goose families nesting around the office block for the last month. Monday this week, Mother Goose was strutting around the roof of the annex building with three goslings. Like last year, we set about rescuing the geese, making sure that they could reach water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goslings were loaded into a box and lowered from the roof. Here is Colleen unloading the babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colleen Unloading Goslings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The goslings were wandering around. Here one can get an idea of their size in comparison to ladies foot size!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Rescued Goslings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After a couple of minutes both parents eventually figured out where their babies were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goose Family Group.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The family group were hanging around, without making a move from the base of the annex building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom And Hema With Geese.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Minutes later, they were still hanging around…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mother And Goslings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We decided to encourage the family group to get moving. Some of the babies were carried along the parking lot and across the road. Here they were released on the grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mother And Goslings, Walking To The Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another parking lot to cross…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"2318-0034-Goose-Family-Crossing-The-Parking-Lot\"
Goose Family Crossing The Parking Lot.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

… and down to the water’s edge. Both parents entered the pond, and the babies followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"2318-0037-Goslings-Entering-The-Pond\"
Goslings Entering The Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As soon as they hatch, the goslings can walk, and they also know how to swim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Swimming Away.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here is the family group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goose Family In The Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That was a fun half hour before we started our work day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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