Canada Goose
Branta canadensis (L 16-25"
WS 50-68" WT 5-9.8 lb)
WS 50-68" WT 5-9.8 lb)
Lose their flight feathers when
incubating eggs and thus can’t fly.
incubating eggs and thus can’t fly.
A goose quill is more dan-
gerous than a lion‘s claw.
gerous than a lion‘s claw.
(English Proverb)
Lake Catherine, IL
3Mar2010
Thatcher Woods, IL
10Apr2010
Nesting in the hollow of
a dead tree trunk.
a dead tree trunk.