That said, I tuned in to see this for myself, and found the female sitting on 3 eggs, while she and the gander were vigorously trying to defend their nest from the male osprey that had returned, which was repeatedly dive-bombing the pair of geese that are totally defenseless against its beak and talons.
The geese have done a remarkable job of defending their eggs, but seeing the height of the platform I was convinced the goslings would never make it, which concerned many other viewers too, so I was very pleased when I tuned in the other day and found a video clip of other goslings on an equally high platform, and got to see what happened. I'm adding the text from the chat for you so you'll know why this is possible.
Canada geese often chose elevated areas to build their nests. This will
give them a better chance to spot predators. However, this couple
extended it to the max! But it has happened on several osprey nest sites
or trees before. All goslings will hatch within about 24 hours and leave
the nest soon after by a leap of faith. They weigh almost nothing, have
fluffy down feathers, and their bones are still soft and bendy. The will
make it! This clip is a great example:
The osprey was awaiting the return of the female, who finally arrived 2 days ago, so he had little else to do but pass the time harassing the geese, but now hopefully things will settle down since there is a second platform, which is where they are now. Here's the link to the cam, which will pan between both platforms off and on.
https://explore.org/livecams/ospreys/ch ... sprey-nest