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21-Apr-2019

Watchful eye

The goose family had been out for a swim and when finished came over to the wall ringing the lake. Since they’ve drained most of the water out of the lake, there was plenty of dry ground for the goslings to walk around on (where there would normally be water). Good thing since the wall was too high for them to scale.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

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We went back down to Constitution Gardens, our favorite place for bird shots, although since the lake is still being drained (or left to evaporate, apparently) for maintenance, there weren’t many birds there other than geese and ducks.

Side chapel, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/1250s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Zoltán Balogh04-Aug-2019 08:05
How nice! V
Julie Oldfield30-Apr-2019 01:05
Better than many human moms. V
fotabug27-Apr-2019 02:36
Love this image! The gosling is so sharp and colorful! The parent is keeping a watchful eye, as good parents do. A fine capture with a great combo!
Gill Kopy27-Apr-2019 02:23
Ah, one wet duckling :)
Mairéad26-Apr-2019 22:03
Great timing to get this shot of the protective Mum.V
Claude Gagnon26-Apr-2019 21:42
Nice shot of Mom looking for the youngs :))
marie-jose wolff26-Apr-2019 20:01
so sweet! V
Karen Stuebing26-Apr-2019 19:57
How adorable. Mama is really watching over these cute balls of fluff. V.
Nick Paoni26-Apr-2019 19:19
Love the details in the wet feathers.
Colin Storey26-Apr-2019 18:23
Very cute image.
Tom LeRoy26-Apr-2019 17:45
Mom's really watching closely! Cool capture. V
Blandine Mangin26-Apr-2019 16:57
very sweet ! v
larose forest photos26-Apr-2019 15:20
Oh, how adorable they are. What a lovely shot. V
Tom Munson26-Apr-2019 15:08
Sweet capture!
Isabel Cutler26-Apr-2019 14:21
Nice to see this bit of goose mothering.
globalgadabout26-Apr-2019 14:01
looks like a brave little character, so just as well Mum is alert..
janescottcumming26-Apr-2019 13:36
What a good mama! Cute catch. V
Graeme26-Apr-2019 13:32
A lovely capture of these chicks with their mom, Helen.V
barbarajoy26-Apr-2019 13:03
Certainly a watchful mother! The down is still a bit wet from the swim. Lovely capture.
Jim Coffman26-Apr-2019 12:53
They are so cute! Nice detailed image...