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Enchanted Learning® Photoblog Posted May 10, 2012 9:45 pm

Canada Goose and Gosling

A Canada goose protecting a recently-hatched gosling. It's hard to know if this is the mother or the father.

Unlike many birds, female and male Canada geese look very much alike. They mate for life, and both take care of the babies.

Scientific name: Branta canadensis

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Date taken: May 7, 2012 Place taken: Mercer Island, WA, USA Mitchell Spector Copyright ©2012 Enchanted Learning, LLC	RELATED IMAGES Canada Goose Glistening Bronze Two Canada Geese Clash Geese Being Geese - One with Head Upside-Down Canada Goose and Gosling Goslings on a Spring Evening Goslings Posing in a Line Three Geese on a Cloud Two Canada Geese Flying from a Dog