Meeting near creek @ noon &

[elleng]

[SheltieLover]

1. You sure have a beautiful view from your home, Ellen!

Ty for sharing with us.

Have you seen your osprey lately?

Fingers crossed for this coming spring! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[elleng]

2. Yes, great views here, and these from upstairs window looking n/e.

Haven't seen osprey here for months, but did hear some have seen some miles away. Can't believe it!

Fingers crossed for St. Pat's Day. SO MANY geese around here.

[SheltieLover]

5. I wonder if geese return to same nest?

Fingers xd! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[elleng]

6. They had better NOT!!!

[AllaN01Bear]

3. are they passing thru ? or are they a local gaggle.

i second what the first person said about your spread. lovely.

[elleng]

4. I'm not sure how long they'll last around here, but the MD Department of Natural Resources knows.

Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)

Canada Geese are common in Maryland, and we have populations of both migratory and resident Canada Geese. The migratory Canada Geese overwinter in Maryland but are part of the Atlantic population that nests in northern Québec along Ungava Bay, the northeastern shore of Hudson Bay (where 80% of the breeding birds are found!), and in the interior of the Ungava Peninsula. In contrast, the resident Canada Geese are distinct from their migratory cousins. These year-round residents may be products of our state’s earliest Canada Goose stocking in Maryland, which dates back to 1935 when a group of 41 geese were transplanted from the Midwest to Dorchester County.>>>

https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/Canada_Goose.aspx