Matt n Mattie, my Canadian Honker friends with a new nest in the Cove, seemed in despair the last day. Both were honking their heads off looking up at the sky…
I looked up and knew why right away. “Gritz” The Intrepid Eagle, was looking for bacon n eggs for breakfast or anytime of the night or day…
Matt n Mattie raced across the pond to the north end of the Cove. I knew there was a nest over there, but couldn’t see…
I knew the eggs were not yet in the nest. Otherwise, Mattie would be there sitting warmly on the little Goslings waiting for them soon to hatch…
While Matt n Mattie continued to go honkers n bonkers, Gritz patrolled the sky high above the Cove. He flew in circles, diving down to the water to get a closer look.
It looked like a reconnaissance mission to me.. Mama Gritz waited with anticipation back at the Eagles nest, high up in the well protected old spruce overlooking the Cove…
In the meantime, Matt n Mattie returned to protect the nest. Mattie is very close to giving birth to baby Goslings.
I wish to help Matt n Mattie protect their eggs. I hate when five little Goslings are born and only two make it to swim the first time in the Cove…
Some years like last, Matt n Mattie left alone, just the two of them. They flew back to their winter home without a single youngster with them to grow up during the long winter in the far north…
It is this journey of love that Matt n Mattie make each year. It is Little Whale Cove that begs their return to bring new little Goslings into the world of this beautiful Cove…
We are so lucky to be loved by Matt n Mattie. They return each year to build a new nest hidden in the rocks close to the shore of the Cove…
Meanwhile, “Gritz” will be waiting above in the Eagles nest, high above. I see him perched on the old spruce in the rain forest surrounding the Cove…
I returned to my chat with Matt n Mattie after that. I dream of new Goslings to love again this year, just like every year…
