Their is one goose in the river behind your home that stays there all alone. He doesn't appear sick but doesn't hang with the other geese. My husband does feed him a little but why is he a loner?

I don't know the answer to this question -- but I have a similar situation near my home. A wounded goose (or is it a gander?) was seen along the road by a motorist. The motorist picked up the goose and released it near a small pond which happens to be near my house. Now the goose/gander has taken up residence by the little bridge over the pond. It like a troll guarding the bridge and it challenges anyone who tries to cross the bridge -- even cars! I feel sorry for this goose/gander because it is all alone and I want to get it a mate, but I'm not sure whether it's a male or a female. I think it's probably a male, judging from its behavior. Now I need to find out where to buy a female goose and bring her to him. There aren't any other geese around here.