me, myself and I

Branta canadensis

Did you know?? Canada geese go through a mid-summer molt where they lose all their primary flight feathers. They become pedestrians for several weeks while new feathers mature. This lone Canada is keeping company with blue-winged teal and mallard families and a great blue heron while he is waiting. The pond that is temporary quarters for a grounded goose, is a magnet in the spring for migrating shorebirds and ducks and usually has swallows and dragonflies skimming the water's surface. You never know what you might find on any given day. It is one of the areas that I census on International Migratory Bird Day in May.