Brookside Gardens has a resident year-round population of Canada geese. They are basically a nuisance since they eat the grass and leave a mess on the walkways. For these reasons, when they nest on the grounds of the Gardens, a staff member will oil the eggs with corn oil. This prevents oxygen from passing into the egg and it will not develop into a chick.This process does not alway work - sometimes the nests are not found and sometimes an egg develops despite being oiled. There were three nests in which some chicks hatched this year in the Gardens.
Here is a photo of momma goose and the first gosling I found on the grounds of the Gardens in 2007. It was the only gosling to hatch from a clutch of 4 eggs in this nest. I visited it for three days and will share some photos I took of it during that time.
Tomorrow we will see this gosling checking on the other eggs that momma goose is incubating.
(Nikon D200, 70-200mm VR @ 170mm, 1/125s, f/9, iso 200, hand held), Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD, May 3, 2007
Name:: Donna
Monday, June 11th, 2007
Nice image.
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My passion is nature photography. Images posted on this blog are © 2002-2008 by Bud Cline (dba, images by buddell) and all rights are reserved. No image may be used in any way without written permission.
My passion is nature photography. Images posted on this blog are © 2002-2008 by Bud Cline (dba, images by buddell) and all rights are reserved. No image may be used in any way without written permission.
Currently, I am...
Photographing: Fall scenes in MD and WV.
Photographing: Fall scenes in MD and WV.