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Canada Geese:
Early Spring Nesting at Sleepy Hollow Lake

Sentry Duty   (click on the photo or link to enlarge)

While quietly paddling our way into a quiet shallow part of Sleepy Hollow Lake, we spotted a goose standing sentry duty on a silt peninsula.  As we looked closer we saw his wife sitting on their nest.  We stopped paddling and took this picture. 

We cannot understand how anyone could ever desire to harm these magnificent, loving and family oriented birds.

No Apparent Danger   (click on the photo or link to enlarge)

The gander kept a watchful eye on us for several minutes as we sat quietly in our canoe.  Then, sensing that we presented no apparent danger, he walked over to the opposite side of the peninsula and began to preen himself with just an occasional glance towards us. 

We have heard hunters say that they really enjoy watching the wildlife more than hunting.  If this were true, then they would not need to take their guns along.  They could go out with a camera as we do, and enjoy the animals' lives to the fullest.  In our opinion, to kill any living being in the name of sport is to express the most depraved side of humanity.

Is There Danger Again?   (click on the photo or link to enlarge)

A small gust of wind came up and caused our canoe to drift closer to the geese.  The gander immediately returned to his sentry duty to ascertain our intentions.

How nice it would be if all of God's creatures could truly love God and each other so that we would no longer have any fear of one another.

Relaxing Again   (click on the photo or link to enlarge)

We slowly paddled our canoe away from their nesting site.  As we moved away, the gander walked over to our side of the peninsula to make sure that there was no longer any apparent danger.  Seeing none, he once again returned to preening himself.

If we stopped killing the animals that God charged us to protect (Genesis 1:26, 28), we would come to once again learn to trust each other and to become one another's companions as God originally intended.

It's Time for Us to Leave   (click on the photo or link to enlarge)

Once again our canoe drifted back closer to the Canada geese's home.  And while we presented no real danger to them, it was obvious that we were disturbing them.  It was time for us to leave.  But one day, we will truly enjoy each others company without any fear, as Isaiah tells us...

"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea." (Isaiah 11:6-9 KJV)

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