Precarious Nest
May 6, 2010 – 7:43 am
Mother Goose
My sister Susan sent me these pictures yesterday. While running errands, she happened to spy a Canada goose in the middle of a heavily trafficked median. This time of year, geese are everywhere so she thought little about it. But when she passed by a second time it was still there, apparently stranded in the blazing heat that emanated from the asphalt as cars whizzed by left and right.
What a place to call home
Curiosity and concern got the best of her so she pulled over to make sure it was okay. Believe it or not, it was sitting on a nest of eggs, right there in the middle of traffic! Knowing better than to attempt relocation, Susan did what I like to think most of us would have done. She filled a plastic container with water and set it by the mother goose who immediately drank it up.
Next she went home to get her camera and some bread which she threw to the stranded mother who again ate with abandon as she snapped these photos. When we spoke last night, she was already making plans to send my brother back by there today with fresh food and water….and maybe a beach umbrella to shade her from the baking heat.
The nearest water is a quarter mile away across the mall parking lot.
For all of my Bucks County readers, if you’d like to help, the mother goose is located in the parking lot of the Oxford Valley Medical Plaza near the mall. Knowing my family, don’t be surprised if you see orange cones cordoning off the area!!!
I’ll keep you posted on this evolving story.
Happy Day!
4 Responses to “Precarious Nest”
The good photographer genes must be strong in your family! I sure hope someone is around when Mother Goose attempts to move her brood. A greaat Mothers’ Day story! Thanks for sharing!
By Beth Smoak on May 6, 2010
What a heartwarming story. Just what I needed to make my daY.
By Carolyn King on May 6, 2010
Thanks for the heartwarming story.
Carolyn King
By Carolyn King on May 6, 2010
Good grief! Wonder if the parking lot was flooded when the goose nested thinking she was on an island safe from predators? What a story is unfolding. Jerry Weise
By Jerry Weise on May 6, 2010