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Birders

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elleng

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Tue May 10, 2022, 05:17 PM May 2022

Guess what! GOSLINGS! [View all]



They leave the nest when 1-2 days old, depending on weather, and can walk, swim, feed, and even dive. They have enough energy remaining in their yolk sac to survive 2 days before feeding.

Eggs hatch after 25 to 30 days of incubation. The young, called goslings, can walk, swim, and feed within 24 hours. Both parents (especially the gander) vigorously defend the goslings until they are able to fly, which is at about ten weeks. The young geese remain with their family group for about one year.

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Guess what! GOSLINGS! [View all] elleng May 2022 OP
What a coinkeydink Eliot Rosewater May 2022 #1
I wasn't a 'birder' until I moved here 7+ years ago, elleng May 2022 #2
Ah, the hatching has begun! ShazzieB May 2022 #3
Next they're gonna have to jump into the creek!!! elleng May 2022 #4
Yikes! SheltieLover May 2022 #6
They are adorable! SheltieLover May 2022 #5
ME TOO!!! elleng May 2022 #7
I hope you get to see them jump SheltieLover May 2022 #8
Squeeeeeeee. They are so precious. niyad May 2022 #9
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