▁ge ese ▁find ▁a ▁mate . ▁They ▁are ▁mon og am ous , ▁and ▁most ▁cou ples ▁stay ▁together ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁If ▁one ▁dies , ▁the ▁other ▁may ▁find ▁a ▁new ▁mate . ▁The ▁female ▁l ays ▁from ▁two ▁to ▁nine ▁eggs ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁five , ▁and ▁both ▁parents ▁protect ▁the ▁nest ▁while ▁the ▁eggs ▁inc ub ate , ▁but ▁the ▁female ▁sp ends ▁more ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁nest ▁than ▁the ▁male . ▁ ▁Its ▁nest ▁is ▁usually ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁elev ated ▁area ▁near ▁water ▁such ▁as ▁streams , ▁la kes , ▁p onds , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁on ▁a ▁be aver ▁l odge . ▁Its ▁eggs ▁are ▁laid ▁in ▁a ▁shall ow ▁de pression ▁l ined ▁with ▁plant ▁material ▁and ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁inc ub ation ▁period , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁female ▁inc ub ates ▁while ▁the ▁male ▁remains ▁nearby , ▁last s ▁for ▁ 2 4 – 3 2 ▁days ▁after ▁lay ing . ▁Canada ▁Ge ese ▁can ▁respond ▁to ▁external ▁clim atic ▁factors ▁by ▁adjust ing ▁their ▁lay ing ▁date ▁to ▁spring ▁maximum ▁temper atures , ▁which ▁may ▁benefit ▁their ▁nest ing ▁success . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁annual ▁summer ▁molt ▁also ▁takes ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁bre eding ▁season , ▁the ▁adult s ▁lose ▁their ▁flight ▁fe athers ▁for ▁ 2 0 – 4 0 ▁days , ▁reg aining ▁flight ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁their ▁g os lings ▁start ▁to ▁fly . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁g os lings ▁h atch , ▁they