tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post1652221899778343330..comments2023-03-30T06:04:57.493-04:00Comments on Fish and Frog - Turtle and Blog: We Got Goosed MondayBaker Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-11189690850920354692008-08-01T20:01:00.000-04:002008-08-01T20:01:00.000-04:00tammy - Thanks for the visit - I just saw about 25...tammy - Thanks for the visit - I just saw about 25 geese in a pasture on my way back from town a few minutes ago so I guess they are on the move again<BR/><BR/>avril - you better get back to blogging more often or I may have to report you to the blogging authorities <BR/><BR/>I would be honored if you wanted to paint one of my photo's. Just let me know which one(s). A couple have already been 'claimed' by some artist friends but quite honestly I'm not sure if I have posted those yet, lol. <BR/><BR/>(One note, most of the photo's from the original weeks of the blog were taken by others, but virtually all the photo's posted since around the middle of June have been mine. The blog is actually a team effort, but I need to get the team members to post a little more often, lol.)Baker Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-65059312403382249292008-08-01T07:45:00.000-04:002008-08-01T07:45:00.000-04:00Wonderful post, photo's and information as usual! ...Wonderful post, photo's and information as usual! Yep, I'm back, Baker dear and hopefully I will be a better neighbour now.<BR/><BR/>When I get my breath back, Baker, I want to ask your permission to paint one or two of your photo's in the future.<BR/><BR/>Got to make my rounds but thanks again for always providing a lovely spot for bloggers to rest.Avril Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999189772401528299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-54129893720071253852008-07-31T15:28:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:28:00.000-04:00Very good post. I love the photos.Very good post. I love the photos.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122354040207237409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-10686237784147172392008-07-31T13:09:00.000-04:002008-07-31T13:09:00.000-04:00Rambling Woods, thanks for confirming that it's th...Rambling Woods, thanks for confirming that it's the Canada goose, I was a bit confused there because it looks just like it, but the neck appears short, and it's not that big.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-12855324281523342952008-07-31T00:56:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:56:00.000-04:00Michelle - Thanks for that quick ID on the Canada ...Michelle - Thanks for that quick ID on the Canada goose. I thought that was likely what it was but wanted to check first to make sure I wasn't barking up the wrong tree - Ginger just posted some additional photo's on her blog (see Nye Noona in the side bar) and they sure looked like geese to me. I left a comment and mentioned the same thing about the angle of the picture minimizing how long the neck looks. Plus in my 'group' photo the geese are very attentive and surveying the area with their necks stretched to get the best view. In the water and relaxed the necks do not look quite so long.Baker Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-61051483683539737722008-07-31T00:33:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:33:00.000-04:00Ginger..the photo you linked is a Canada Goose. Th...Ginger..the photo you linked is a Canada Goose. The neck doesn't look as long because of the angle of the photo...<BR/><BR/>Baker..I really enjoyed the geese and I could identify them by the white patch on their faces. I tried everything to find the people responsible, but aside from the DEC officer, nobody was really interested as most folks hate the geese.<BR/><BR/>We also have several ponds in the area that serve as overflow and help with flooding as the whole area is really a swamp. ....MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-7274495235256710562008-07-30T23:59:00.000-04:002008-07-30T23:59:00.000-04:00Ginger - I'm not up on most waterfowl as we don't ...Ginger - I'm not up on most waterfowl as we don't have a wide variety in the immediate vicinity but I'll check out that photo and see what it might actually be<BR/><BR/>ladykli - thanks so much for the kind comments - we love to have you visit - sometimes I wish the pond were a little bigger so that it would support more geese and ducks with adequate nesting sites and all but then again the small size lends a bit of intimacy to the pond - and we are always excited when we get our special visitors such as herons, ducks, and geese (plus human visitors here on the web also) I can't imagine having swans in the pond - That would be so coolBaker Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-72845789188361489362008-07-30T23:21:00.000-04:002008-07-30T23:21:00.000-04:00I just wanted to say I love visiting your blog. I'...I just wanted to say I love visiting your blog. I'm originally from Michigan and my parents used to have lake front property. We didn't get too many geese but we did get lots of beautiful swawns. My grandfather was a conservation officer so I guess that's why I like visiting your pond.Ladyklihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766096766944057705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-43879513370576007412008-07-30T23:02:00.000-04:002008-07-30T23:02:00.000-04:00After looking at the photos that I took, I think t...After looking at the photos that I took, I think the ones that I saw are wild ducks, and they don’t have the long neck like the geese.<BR/>http://nyenoona.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/wild-duck.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-60314238940091615912008-07-30T21:29:00.000-04:002008-07-30T21:29:00.000-04:00I visited a park not too long ago and took picture...I visited a park not too long ago and took pictures of the geese but couldn't tell if they are local or from elsewhere, maybe I'll post their photos later. I saw one with a small baby as well.<BR/><BR/>I like your shots (not appropriate term used here), I never thought to call it group photo. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-38098352031054389662008-07-30T15:52:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:52:00.000-04:00cheryl - Yeah - they are great - I just couldn't r...cheryl - Yeah - they are great - I just couldn't resist that 'silly goose' comment though, lol (and it is usually one at the back of the crowd)<BR/><BR/>Michelle - Sorry to hear about the problems with shootings - We don't get much of that here luckily - I think being a generally rural area but with a fair amount of houses is probably the reason - the residents don't shoot around here and unknown visitors would be spotted too easily <BR/><BR/>Our pond is located between two fairly good-sized man-made lakes nearby so we normally get a lot of fly-over traffic at certain times of the year when the ducks and geese travel back and forth between the lakes - sometimes they drop in for a visit - unfortunately the pond is a little small to have residents but some years we are lucky to have a family that calls it home - the pond across the road probably has more residents as it is much larger and probably has better nesting sites for some of the larger birdsBaker Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-66978616676952119682008-07-30T15:12:00.001-04:002008-07-30T15:12:00.001-04:00Hi Baker...good goose post. The mallard drakes are...Hi Baker...good goose post. The mallard drakes are starting to come back after their molt, so I imagine that the geese are done also. We had 3-4 family groups on the pond from about May to August. Last July, we found one dead goose and heard shots and then pulled two dying geese out of the pond. We think they were shot on the pond through the woods. I reported it to the DEC and local police and it was investigated, but nobody was caught. This year there are zero geese, now I know they were killed last year. It makes me sick.<BR/><BR/>Love the green herons, I have an upcoming post of themRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-56312897761263916502008-07-30T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:12:00.000-04:00I love the photo of the geese they are beautiful.....I love the photo of the geese they are beautiful....even the one who looked the other way. Where I live it is very damp in winter so we get quite a few ducks, geese etc popping by.....<BR/>Lots of useful information tku Baker....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.com