05/07/2025
It is highly unusual to have a cougar visit us, but that is exactly what happened last week. Our security cameras alerted us to its presence. I was out until dark working in the yard. The cougar (unbeknownst to me) watched and waited until I went into the house before venturing down our driveway, across the lawn and over to our island.
You can hear me shutting the sliding door seconds before it proceeded across our yard.
Unfortunately, the gander guarding the nesting goose lost his life. We have learned much about Canada Geese throughout this ordeal. They support one another. Five of six goslings hatched two days after this incident, with another pair of geese stepping in to protect both the new mother and her chicks around the clock! The morning after the gander was killed, six geese appeared, offering what appeared to be their condolences to the widowed goose. More appeared throughout the day. Some consider Canada Geese to be pests, but we humans can learn a lot from them!
