Egyptian Goose at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, taken by Ken Marx. The Egyptian Goose has been breeding in Florida for the past 10 years at least. It's an introduced non-native that frequents golf courses and housing developments. Slowly they seem to be increasing in number. I saw my first Egyptian Geese fly over Cape Florida bout 2 years ago and since then many reports have come from the nearby Wakodahatchee about the birds being seen there. But on last Thursday I saw my frist ever Egyptian Geese at Green Cay. Two birds were sitting near the Cypress Island on the mile trail. They really are pretty birds but being non-native I wasn't very happy that they managed to find my beloved Green Cay Wetlands. I guess we will see how this population interacts with the native birds. I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for them. I doubt this will be the last time they come for a visit.
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