Goslings at North Pond
May 16, 2022 08:03:58 #
North Pond, Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
May 2022
Mallard by Paul Sager, on Flickr
In 1999, North Pond was rehabilitated by the Chicago Park District and the Lincoln Park Conservancy, and renamed the North Pond Nature Sanctuary. What was once a landscape filled with Kentucky blue grass and lilac bushes soon became a thriving, natural ecosystem built around a diverse palette of native plants that provide food, shelter, and breeding habitat to local and migrating wildlife.
Spring leaves by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Extremely adept at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have established breeding colonies in urban and cultivated habitats, which provide food and few natural predators.
The season's goslings
During the second year of their lives, Canada geese find a mate. They are monogamous, and most couples stay together all of their lives. If one dies, the other may find a new mate.
The season's goslings
As soon as the goslings hatch, they are immediately capable of walking, swimming, and finding their own food (a diet similar to the adult geese). Parents are often seen leading their goslings in a line, usually with one adult at the front, and the other at the back.
The season's goslings
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Chicago, IL
May 2022
Mallard by Paul Sager, on Flickr
In 1999, North Pond was rehabilitated by the Chicago Park District and the Lincoln Park Conservancy, and renamed the North Pond Nature Sanctuary. What was once a landscape filled with Kentucky blue grass and lilac bushes soon became a thriving, natural ecosystem built around a diverse palette of native plants that provide food, shelter, and breeding habitat to local and migrating wildlife.
Spring leaves by Paul Sager, on FlickrExtremely adept at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have established breeding colonies in urban and cultivated habitats, which provide food and few natural predators.
The season's goslings
During the second year of their lives, Canada geese find a mate. They are monogamous, and most couples stay together all of their lives. If one dies, the other may find a new mate.
The season's goslings
As soon as the goslings hatch, they are immediately capable of walking, swimming, and finding their own food (a diet similar to the adult geese). Parents are often seen leading their goslings in a line, usually with one adult at the front, and the other at the back.
The season's goslings
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
May 16, 2022 08:19:48 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
North Pond, Lincoln Park br Chicago, IL br May 202... (show quote)
Excellent series Paul
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May 16, 2022 12:52:07 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
Excellent series Paul
Last photo of gosling is wonderful
May 16, 2022 12:58:28 #
Umnak
Loc: Mount Vernon, Wa.
CHG_CANON wrote:
North Pond, Lincoln Park br Chicago, IL br May 202... (show quote)
Excellent set Paul, those sure are some fuzzy little puffs of cuteness! I love the close up focus!
Rob
May 16, 2022 20:32:37 #
Thank you Jim, ashriverguy, Mike, Rob! I'm amazed at how late the various chicks are hatching this spring, after a long, cold and late warm-up in Chicago this year.
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