Today you are going to learn all about nesting geese. You are going to learn about where they nest, their young and eggs, characteristics and markings, life expectancy, what they eat, their family bonds, where they live and much more. Canada geese nest all across North America. Canada geese like to nest in areas that are neither surrounded or very close to water. They nest in vegetation and other things that conceal them like cattails, bulrush marshes, bases of trees, top of muskrat and beaver lodges and sometimes abandoned or old eagle nests. Some other nest sites might include planter boxes and other nesting structures that are man made. A nest is a bowl shaped depression usually about 1 and ½ foot around in diameter and are usually lined with grass, leaves and goose down. Geese start nesting at about 3 years of age. A mating pair of geese may return to the same nest site year after year. If a nest gets destroyed geese will often build a new one right next to the old one or not far from it. It is during mating season that geese get the reputation of being aggressive because during mating/nesting season the ganders (males) are extremely defensive of the nesting goose. After the eggs hatch there is an amazing attitude change in the gander (male). The eggs of Canada geese hatch after 25-30 days after being incubated. A female goose will lay …show more content…
Geese are herbivores and grazers meaning they eat vegetation and grasses. Canada geese usually prefer to feed early in the morning and late in the afternoon. They like to graze (feed on land) while on the shorelines or land. They will often reach their necks under water to eat the aquatic vegetation down below. The main foods that geese like to eat are grasses, corn, acorns, rye, alfalfa, yellow and white water lilies, coontail, pondweed, bulrush, sedge, cattails, horsetail, clover, some insects by mistake and many other similar feeds(About Canada geese) (Living with