Goslings!

[Orsino]

Last Sunday, I polled the geese here and found them still nesting: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7672244&mesg_id=7672765

Today the goslings made their debut, and I got hissed at and charged while taking baby shots--not even by the geese you see below, but by the mate of a female who's still sitting on eggs (that I didn't get near). No gooses were harmed in the taking of these pitchers:

[suninvited]

1. Great shots !

Chicks are so much fun to watch. But, I wouldnt get too close with those parents !

[skygazer]

2. Cute little fluffballs

There's not much cuter than baby chicks. :loveya:

[Deja Q]

3. That swan in the 2nd pic - is it spying, undercover? Part of a threesome?

Weird!

[Orsino]

4. That's a domestic goose, a year-round resident of the lake...

...and the near-constant companion of a Canada goose with a lame wing. I'm not expert enough to tell the Canada geese apart, so I don't know whether there's a three-way vibe going on here, or what. The goose population comes and goes; we've found only three nests, while back in the fall up to six dozen transients hung around.

[Deja Q]

5. Thanks for the info!

:thumbsup:

[lizerdbits]

6. So cute

I saw some around here on Friday but they looked a little older that the ones in your pics.

[DarkTirade]

7. Good for juggling.

http://www.wash-o-saurus.com/wos_store/goslings.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Orsino!

Thank you for these great pics!

They are so cute, those little goslings...

I'm always glad to see something's not endangered yet!

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. Awwww...

I saw a gosling crossing the road the other day with not a parent in sight. I hope he found his family!