Which brings me back to this year's #nesting.
Eggs always hatch by mid-late May.
I watch daily, walk slowly to Mother Goose on #nest. I believe it's still Gail, but last year bird flu affected Gordon and she may have a new mate.

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One year, something disturbed an egg, it rolled out of the nest & she hatched an odd number that year.
Her goslings have had their own nests; last count, a few years back, there were 52 in one flock and 35 in another.

They go elsewhere when grown. Thankfully.

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Going back a week, here's how they know I'm no threat?
As she brings her tiny venerable Goslings up into my yard from the ocean, my music can be heard. There's a lot of noise in the yard, yet she brings them into my backyard anyway #Video

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So, since I've been tracking *Gail & Gordon*, they've returned to my backyard every spring. While watching, they stay within running distance to the ocean. Another week, & there will be goose-poop on my patio. Sometimes a gosling wanders on when I'm shooting photos.

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Goslings grow really fast. At first, it's difficult to find them with your camera. The bright sunlight on my view screen, and their neutral blending color makes them invisible. In a week, they start getting yellow.

Mom brings them closer to me every day
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