Paired for Life
by Scott Pellegrin
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Paired for Life
Artist
Scott Pellegrin
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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. It has been introduced to the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on or close to fresh water.
Extremely successful at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have proven able to establish breeding colonies in urban and cultivated areas, which provide food and few natural predators, and are well known as a common park species. Their success has led to them often being considered a pest species because of their depredation of crops and issues with their noise, droppings, aggressive territorial behavior, and habit of begging for food, especially in their introduced range. Canada geese are also among the most commonly hunted waterfowl in North America.
They are monogamous, and most couples stay together all of their lives. If one dies, the other may find a new mate. The female lays from two to nine eggs with an average of five, and both parents protect the nest while the eggs incubate, but the female spends more time at the nest than the male.
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February 18th, 2017
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Rosine Smith
CONNECTING VIA MY PHONE. Thank you for your kind comments. I did not see the reply box on my page. WOW! You have a huge inventory. I am truly blown away... I can't do much on line with this phone. I am inspired by many of your pieces. I will do a painting using it as a back drop and share it with you. ..will start and finish tonight.