Skip to content
Myr's Bytes

Myr's Bytes

Birding photos, stories and drawings

  • blog
    • drawings
    • photography
  • drawing gallery
  • about

Tag: Branta canadensis

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017Myriam (Myr's Bytes)

Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 4

A little recap… Gwyndolyn and her goslings left the nest on May 6th 2016. For a while, George and them were the only goose family at the pond, but soon another family joined them. Part 3 ended on the morning of May 23rd, with cold rain and both mother geese brooding their goslings under their […]

Continue Reading "Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 4"
April 13, 2017May 25, 2017Myriam (Myr's Bytes)

Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 3

On the morning of May 6th, Gwyndolyn’s nest was empty. The whole family was swimming across the south pond in an approximate line, with mom in the lead. I can only count 7 fluff-balls in the photo, but there were 8. Their destination was the tasty and rarely human-disturbed grassy strip that forms the central […]

Continue Reading "Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 3"
January 16, 2017May 25, 2017Myriam (Myr's Bytes)

Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 2

Gwyndolyn’s eggs hatched on May 4th. I didn’t see them hatch, but I’ve read that goslings are born precocial, with open eyes and little bodies fully covered with down. Within 24 hours of hatching, goslings leave their nest and are able to walk, swim, dive and feed. The following photos were taken between 6:55 and […]

Continue Reading "Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 2"
December 14, 2016May 25, 2017Myriam (Myr's Bytes)

Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 1

I first noticed Gwyndolyn’s nest on April 11th (this year). She chose the little grassy island on the northeastern side of the Children’s Hospital Pond to incubate her eggs for about 4 weeks. The pond was on my way to work, so I would stop by at least twice a week to see what Gwyndolyn […]

Continue Reading "Gwyndolyn’s nest: Part 1"

Archives

Follow Myr's Bytes on WordPress.com

Top Posts

Vancouver Song Sparrows
Phoenix area hummingbirds
Draw a Bird Day June 2016
Draw A Golden-Crowned Kinglet Day
Common Goldeneye Ducklings
Little Hairy Woodpeckers
Draw a Bird Day!!!
Draw A Bird Day - Snacking on Cattails
Draw a Bird Day January
Draw a bird day - hawk!

Posts I Like

Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel