Somebody around here is a big tease. "and then there were two. A pair in fact" A pair of what I wonder. Socks?
Sorry, went of to turn off the countdown timers before coming back to post more news ...
This morning we found Jules sitting in the watery morning sun, then in popped Beau. No great fanfare, no welcome back, just a little yak at each other, him sitting on one side, her on the other. She did a little shuffle on the railing at the Look-out and Dennis got a clear look (and photo) of her ring-band. Beau was on the other side so we broke down Wowzer and the scope and we changed locations and after a long (long) time just hanging out as he ate (must have been a Canada Goose based on the length of time it took for him to eat!) and then napped. Finally he moved back to an edge so we could get a look at him (with his bulging crop!) and despite the light he "mooned" Dennis and Dennis was ready and we got a look at his band.
So Beau and Jules are confirmed in West Winnipeg ... so far they are playing it cool, probably because its been a long trip north. Beau didn't share food with Jules which is common courting behaviour and she went off to get her own and she hadn't returned when we left a couple of hours later. So neither looks to be in a mad rush to get rolling for the season. Which is nice for a change!
