Starting from number one there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.
These are the last photographs that we have.
1, Badger print found in the Valley. Vicky
2, Ewy. Vicky
3, Arnie in his new coat. Vicky
4, Geese on the lake at Denbury. Vicky
Photo of a Canada Goose in the fork of a tree where her nest was. She has her nest there every year. It is a very large tree with 3 forks coming off it. When the youngsters are ready to leave the nest, about 6 of them, they tumble down the tree and then their parents take then down to the water nearby. Occasionally a gosling does damage its wings and this shows up when they are ready to fly and can’t, which makes them very vulnerable to foxie loxie if the injured goose leaves the pond. Usually the park staff capture the goose and send it to a sanctuary to live out its life. These photos were taken in a beautiful Toronto Park. Rosie’s Mum in Toronto.
Ewy gave birth to Twins today. We heard a Lamb calling in the Woods this morning and went to investigate, finding an unnamed Ewe had given birth. Normally all of the Sheep are together but Ewy was missing. About midday Ewy turned up in the Horse Field on her own. She called out when she saw us, looking towards the edge of the Wood where we saw her Lambs. It was as if she was telling us that she had Lambs. Thornton joined us to walk up to the edge of the Woods to where the Lambs where. We were all allowed a short look before Ewy called for the Lambs to follow her into the Woods. Vicky’s photograph of Ewy that she sent in last night was fortuatous.
To my surprise the Goose started to sit her eggs yesterday. In fact I thought when I saw her on the nest yesterday that she was laying and egg and was resting on the Island. But other than short spells in the Lake she has been sitting the eggs. I only noticed the Geese mating on two occasions but I am sure that when it looked as if she was making her nest she was turning the eggs. 28 to 31 day is the incubation period.