Modeled Behavior
We saw a small goose family along the banks of the East Branch of the DuPage River in the Churchill Woods Forest Preserve of DuPage County. The family unit consisted only of a mother goose, father goose, and baby goose, which is odd because geese usually have a bunch of babies. This made me wonder if this couple had suffered some tragedy, and all the other baby geese got eaten by hawks or something. The tragedy means that the sole survivor gets all its parents' attention, though. The baby goose seems to be learning well.
Modeled Behavior
We saw a small goose family along the banks of the East Branch of the DuPage River in the Churchill Woods Forest Preserve of DuPage County. The family unit consisted only of a mother goose, father goose, and baby goose, which is odd because geese usually have a bunch of babies. This made me wonder if this couple had suffered some tragedy, and all the other baby geese got eaten by hawks or something. The tragedy means that the sole survivor gets all its parents' attention, though. The baby goose seems to be learning well.