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Thank you Eric, your interest is appreciated.
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First "Spring" outing of 2011. The boys and I came down last evening and they wanted to camp out even though it was going to be 40 in the night. Too cold for me to camp out but I said they could and could call me anytime during the night if they wanted to come in. But they stayed warm and lasted all night in the tent. It's a beautiful morning and the boys are fishing. Looking for the 70s today and 80s tomorrow. And the geese are back again with their usual nest on Swim Island. This morning. This morning after the night in the tent. 15 inch bass but he caught an 18 inch one later Dinner this evening
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I never get tired of looking at pics like that!
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We are having a good time! For me it's what having a pond is all about.
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Moving rocks from where they are a detriment to where they are an asset. Last fall we moved a dirt/rock pile that came from cabin construction. So I'm raking up all the rocks and trying to get grass established in that area. And using the rock to protect the shoreline of Swim Island. Whew, it's a major workout - I'm tired.
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Your hard work has definitely paid off!
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I'll have to ditto the 200K by Eric.
This project, as well as many others on PB are a great inspiration to others.
Well done!
And thanks to all for sharing their projects.
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Absolutely stunning !!!!!!
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Are you moving those big rocks ?
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Thank you everyone - I appreciate your interest.
Eric, I just moved lots of little rocks that I raked up - the white buckets were all full of rocks.
Sorry I couldn't make it to the PB convention this year - I would have liked to have met everyone contributing to this thread.
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Got a new sign for the outdoor kitchen. What I like is the old school painting of the folks partying.
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JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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Thanks Jeff, appreciate your interest. For six springs now what we believe to be the same pair of geese has nested on Swim Island. All but one year they have been successful. That one year they nested in the fire pit and it filled with water. Since then we have kept some wood in the fire pit to keep them out. They normally nest the third or fourth week of March and the eggs hatch 28 to 30 days later. This year they hatched April 23. About a month after hatching they leave and we don't see them again until the next spring. During the time they are here no other geese are allowed on the lake. Every day at least one other pair makes the mistake of landing and there is instant war. This year eight goslings hatched and we are now down to six.
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Pretty cool, Lyle. We have had a pair nesting at our farm since we've owned it and believe they were present before, as well. Last year we really worked to protect them and they had - get this - 14 goslings that we counted! It was really a pretty neat thing to see happen and to feel like we were a part of helping make happen.
However, we decided that one year was enough. I am absolutely sick of the poop because they hang out where we hang out (when we're not there, of course!) and they poop everywhere. It just got really frustrating, so I began to harass with harsh prejudice this year. We prevented them from nesting at our small pond, but a pair managed to evade our radar and nest on our bigger pond where we don't spend as much time. They had 4 goslings this year and I have to concede it's cool watching them grown and learn how to live - nature is pretty amazing.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
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I have a pair that's been nesting on the pond for years, and usually they keep the pond free of other geese. This year, they are tolerating 2 other pairs of geese that visit. I'm sending Kate out there when the geese are on shore, and if they don't fly away I break out the wrist rocket and steel ball bearings. They get the hint after a few splash into the pond around them.
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Todd and Esshup, your experiences are interesting. Fourteen goslings sounds like a record. They do like to poop on our beach and sidewalk so we are happy to have them leave at the one month point. Last year Scott threw a few rocks at them when their welcome was worn out and they took the hint.
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Lyle, the geese will walk their goslings about 1/4 mile thru the woods to a neighbors ponds. They will be back at my pond the next morning.
I'm wondering if the other pairs of geese that are tolerated on the pond are YOY from the previous year? The other 2 pairs have no goslings.
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Esshup, there is a 15 acre pond just downstream for ours and I suspect that our geese walk there.
I think geese like to return to where they hatched nest so I have suspected that the geese being run-off are previous years offspring.
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Looks like a tragedy in the goose family today. All morning it was mom, dad, and the 6 goslings. Then mid-afternoon noticed that dad and two goslings were missing. This eve it's just mom and four goslings. And a foreign pair have settled in to stay since dad is not around to chase them away.
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Jeez, the human trend has hit the animal kingdom. Separation and divorce with shared custody of the kids. Just terrible.
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Jeez, the human trend has hit the animal kingdom. Separation and divorce with shared custody of the kids. Just terrible. Did you hear that, Todd, they threw rocks at them!? (rocks:igneous hardess)
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They were just little rocks
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I love the slogan of the sign, especially!
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Jeez, the human trend has hit the animal kingdom. Separation and divorce with shared custody of the kids. Just terrible. Did you hear that, Todd, they threw rocks at them!? (rocks:igneous hardess) That's where it all begins, then before you know it, some poor goose is getting his eye shot out!
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