Babes in the Woods
Some of the first Canada goose goslings rest on the shoreline of Forestry island.
Green Mother
A rare Canada Goose mother sitting on a nest pokes her head up through the greenery near Doughnut Island. 2016 has been a great year for ducklings, but we have very few goslings and absolutely no cygnets. The total number of nests was down significantly this year, and the last (failed) mute swan nest was just abandoned […]
New Bling
Canada Goose XC54 shows off her new neck tag, while sitting on her nest near Doughnut Island.
Birds of a Feather
A pair of Canada geese fly through the inner harbour in 2007 in perfect synchronicity.
Taming The Dragon
A Canada goose warns unwary adventurers of impending doom if they stray too close to a well guarded nest.
The Latest Addition
A rapidly growing Canada goose gosling poses on the cropped grasses of Centre Island.
Learning The Ropes
A Canada goose gosling emulates its parent, learning how to feed and drink from the lagoon edge on Centre Island.
Rocknest
A Canada goose nests in a safe, yet seemingly uncomfortable, location on a rocky breakwater off of Olympic Island.
Watch That First Step
A Canada Goose nests in a most unlikely place, 14′ up in the hollow of a dead tree. Normally they nest at the waterline, and the goslings start to swim almost as soon as they’re hatched. This particular brood will have to get creative to reach the lagoon once they hatch — Canada Geese can’t […]
Centre Mom VII
A Canada goose sets up shop in a planter on Centre Island’s boathouse dock. Very possibly Lucy, her normal planter wasn’t available due to renovation work.
Nest Armour
The only armoured nesting site on the Island is always one of the first to be occupied in the spring by returning Canada geese.
Lucy Décor
Lucy the Canada goose sets up shop on the dock of Yael’s houseboat. The planter wasn’t there for the 2010 season, so Lucy nested in a planter on the dock of the Boat House on Centre Island.
Docknest
Early spring 2009, and a Canada goose inexplicably lays an egg on an IYC dock. Do they sometimes lay eggs before their nest is complete?
Touchdown Rain
A Canada goose touches down in a rain of suspended water droplets, near the IYC on the inner harbour side of their island.
Bad Hair Day II
Juvenile Canada geese begin to look a bit ratty as their fur gives way to feathers, just like these mute swan cygnets.
Nest Watching
A Canada Goose mother sits on a prime nesting site near Doughnut Island in 2007, rendered uninhabitable in 2008 due to high water levels.
Babe in the Grass II
Another deliciously cute canada goose gosling sits on the grasses of Centre Island.
Sungleam
Up close and personal with another expectant mother, here sitting on a prime (but busy) nesting site in the Hanlan’s Point straight.
Sitting Pretty
A Canada goose mother sits expectantly on her nest by the IYC, patiently waiting for the vegation to fill in around her.