tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post4444753892492445382..comments2024-03-29T04:00:34.153-04:00Comments on A DAY WITH THE MISTRESS BORGHESE: WE HAVE BABIESMistress Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-10481414836167514242018-05-17T13:25:55.360-04:002018-05-17T13:25:55.360-04:00Oliver and Olivia are some magnificent looking Can...Oliver and Olivia are some magnificent looking Canada Geese! And I'm sure their goslings will be too - as long as they survive. Soon they'll be too big for that hawk.<br /><br />There is a pair of Egyptian Geese by the river on my walk to work, and last year they had two or three goslings, but I didn't see them for long - I think a fox or cat or something must have got them. No babies this year :(Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-36361700853424256912018-05-16T22:06:12.314-04:002018-05-16T22:06:12.314-04:00I only deliver good gooses! Ask Anne Marie.I only deliver good gooses! Ask Anne Marie.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-18495302373660836272018-05-16T19:21:53.636-04:002018-05-16T19:21:53.636-04:00It hasn't been a year yet? It feels like I...It hasn't been a year yet? It feels like I've been here since you were in diapers :) You can take that goose couple and, and, donate them to a soup kitchen! I have an unforgiving nature when it comes to geese and chickens. By the way, is there such a thing as a good goose? Mine have all been unpleasant.Deedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220174067034720943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-6356075286779393342018-05-16T18:39:33.229-04:002018-05-16T18:39:33.229-04:00"Are God and Nature then at strife,
That Natu..."Are God and Nature then at strife,<br />That Nature lends such evil dreams?<br />So careful of the type she seems,<br />So careless of the single life"Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-49599704258961710472018-05-16T18:35:24.633-04:002018-05-16T18:35:24.633-04:00Your terrible Muriel!Your terrible Muriel!Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-76210364912997379422018-05-16T18:34:40.256-04:002018-05-16T18:34:40.256-04:00Deedles, when you hit a year of commenting here, I...Deedles, when you hit a year of commenting here, I gifting you with a goose couple!!!! Or would you rather have just a good goose?Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-86535443514186066132018-05-16T18:33:33.134-04:002018-05-16T18:33:33.134-04:00Ravens!?!? Oh the poor chicks.Ravens!?!? Oh the poor chicks.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-70169748763778266652018-05-16T18:32:49.464-04:002018-05-16T18:32:49.464-04:00They probably saw your worm.They probably saw your worm.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-53592590822047724472018-05-16T18:32:21.157-04:002018-05-16T18:32:21.157-04:00You got that right. I think that why birds fascina...You got that right. I think that why birds fascinate me so.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-60551589702147670242018-05-16T18:31:13.977-04:002018-05-16T18:31:13.977-04:00When the geese hiss, the male, they usually won...When the geese hiss, the male, they usually won't chase you...unless you start getting really close to the mother and babies...then the hissing will turn to chase. The hiss is usually a warning to keep your distance.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-80289535895212796992018-05-16T18:28:46.606-04:002018-05-16T18:28:46.606-04:00Yes, this was zoomed in. But one summer I was out ...Yes, this was zoomed in. But one summer I was out on the porch sitting on the steps when she walked past and didn't expect to find me in the wee hours of late night. She sat about less then a foot...we sat and stared for ages at each other. I wanted to reach slowly to see if I could pet her, but didn't want to break the stare. She finally calmly, walked off.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-6431320492468879612018-05-16T18:26:05.374-04:002018-05-16T18:26:05.374-04:00The goose shit is one draw back to too many of the...The goose shit is one draw back to too many of them in one area.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-31248918362440596822018-05-16T18:25:22.895-04:002018-05-16T18:25:22.895-04:00I would die if I saw something get my Bouvier!!!!!...I would die if I saw something get my Bouvier!!!!! Die I tell ya!Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-62124877456527646102018-05-16T18:24:42.634-04:002018-05-16T18:24:42.634-04:00Thanks for the tip Savy! I went and watched it. I ...Thanks for the tip Savy! I went and watched it. I get two woodpecker, one similar to yours but not with the crown. We don't have any pileated woodpeckers up here to my knowledge. But the Red Bellied one I have is up at crack of dawn...pecking like crazy on drain pipes.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-57850042026861158642018-05-16T18:19:08.396-04:002018-05-16T18:19:08.396-04:00I see a lot of geese in the middle of a thin bike ...I see a lot of geese in the middle of a thin bike trail next to a Beautiful pond. They have there chicks with them and if I try to bike down the trial they get in my way and hiss at me and I turn back and go home because I'm scared they will attack me. <br /><br />Should I really worry about them attacking even when I'm on a bike and able to get away quickly? Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415382983944860123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-11223071303285165152018-05-16T17:56:14.264-04:002018-05-16T17:56:14.264-04:00So cute and funny! I'm glad that you love them...So cute and funny! I'm glad that you love them and try to look out for them! Thanks for doing that. I hope the babies are able to get grown.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272138601845604803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-38020521164811602072018-05-16T12:43:49.478-04:002018-05-16T12:43:49.478-04:00Love the photos! I never seem to have my phone or ...Love the photos! I never seem to have my phone or a camera nearby when birds are nearby. The MITM aka my husband did manage to film a woodpecker in our yard. (vid is on my blog, if anyone wants to see it) xoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-23869995264704806352018-05-16T10:42:51.714-04:002018-05-16T10:42:51.714-04:00I always love how the parents geese are in front a...I always love how the parents geese are in front and back when they are in the water. Tweety Caponehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075473866717582781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-76162576202878485382018-05-16T10:42:12.283-04:002018-05-16T10:42:12.283-04:00We had a duck leading her babies along our street....We had a duck leading her babies along our street... A neighbor led them to his pool. Then animal rescue took them to the natural wash nearby. It sure is a sight to see.whkattkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303183404359234168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-23664930176896393642018-05-16T08:36:56.234-04:002018-05-16T08:36:56.234-04:00You look pretty close to that fox. I love seeing h...You look pretty close to that fox. I love seeing her. How close have you ever been to the fox or is that,a,zoom in?Asriel https://www.blogger.com/profile/15380578096662203246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-81343744029597847952018-05-16T07:00:56.829-04:002018-05-16T07:00:56.829-04:00I tend to react neagatively to Canada geese only b...I tend to react neagatively to Canada geese only because they often stay year round and crap everywhere. However they are beautiful and… goslings! I’d be very worried all the time. Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-66678022719822751312018-05-16T06:49:14.773-04:002018-05-16T06:49:14.773-04:00Spring is a lovely time.....and busy and dangerous...Spring is a lovely time.....and busy and dangerous for some.Miss Lady Fingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080449822915362110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-44255735355701565262018-05-16T06:36:13.778-04:002018-05-16T06:36:13.778-04:00So adorable.i hope they're being watched caref...So adorable.i hope they're being watched carefully by those who care ... human or animal.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-14289598960094447512018-05-16T02:59:01.181-04:002018-05-16T02:59:01.181-04:00It can be distressing to watch that. Even I got a ...It can be distressing to watch that. Even I got a little emotional when I saw a couple release a squirrel back into the wild only to have a cat climb up the tree and snatch it mere seconds later.Robzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216487550272584271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188983699731524293.post-26593091840332867412018-05-16T02:56:32.664-04:002018-05-16T02:56:32.664-04:00It's so hard not to fret about the young birds...It's so hard not to fret about the young birds... I try to put it out of my head and hope that mum and dad know best - after all, they survived.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com