Another year gone, & once again the birthday anniversary of “He Who Must Not Be Named,” pro-slavery advocate & generally awful human. Glad to see they finally changed the name, as suggested, to National Birding & Bird Conservation Society. [<– irony]
And with that out of the way, time for something even more amazing than a total solar eclipse: a classic Canada Goose kerfuffle! (“Kerfuffle” = exhibiting seasonal mating aggressiveness/territoriality behavior.) These recent shots on a cloudy day @ Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve, Mentor, OH. Please enjoy responsibly.
The goose pics are ‘fun’….those happy mating daze….
Once, eons ago, this team member observed a female mallard walking toward him, followed by many, many males! She pleaded to him: ‘save me, oh kind sir, from these randy males!
So, the team leader chased the males away, and the female gave a sigh of relief and went back to the lake. (ps: a male mallard grabs the female by the neck, shoves her under water, and mates with her. Ick