For this weekly photo challenge, I am submitting a photo I took this morning at Abott Marshlands near Hamilton, NJ. A pair of Canada Geese were walking on the mud banks at low tide, and one of them had a broken wing that was almost touching the ground. Since the injured bird was larger than the other, I am assuming it’s a male. The female goose followed him faithfully, but I don’t know what she could do for him. I also don’t know what caused the injury, but it could be the result of an attack by some predator, such as an eagle or a turkey vulture. In any case, it must have been quite an adventure for this pair of geese! I hope he will somehow survive his ordeal.
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Pat said:
Such a sad sight.
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neihtn2012 said:
Indeed. 😦
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mrsmrs said:
Oh,I hope so, too, Hien ! – some tears ran down my face when I saw that broken wing. I’m a total sucker for animals doing badly …
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neihtn2012 said:
Very sad indeed, and the pair was making a lot of noise honking. So it could just have happened a few minutes before I got there.
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Amy said:
Hope he will recover… He won’t be able to fly for a while.
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neihtn2012 said:
Maybe the park rangers will capture him and repair his wing. If it cannot be repaired, they will have to euthanize him.
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Sue Slaght said:
Oh so sad for the pair. It will be impossible to migrate I’m afraid.
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neihtn2012 said:
Fortunately, the Canada Geese don’t migrate any more and stay year-round in our area now. The main problem will be whether his condition will get worse through infection…
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Sue Slaght said:
Good he doesn’t need to leave but yes lots of chance of complications.
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