I am repeating these photos because I love them very much. It was this time last year when I went to my favourite park and saw these three adult geese taking the goslings for a Sunday swim. They swam a whole stretch of over one hundred meters each way like a fleet of naval boats.
Do count and see how many goslings there are. I counted 17 or 18. Others counted as many as twenty. Ka Pai aka good job, Goosey Lucy and Daddy Gander.
When I observe the geese, I often see another adult goose tagging along mummy and daddy. They share protecting responsibilites and fight off other grown geese when they come too near to the goslings.
I invite you all to come to New Zealand to witness this marvelous sight.
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Wow! I am so glad you posted these again, because I didn't know you back when you posted these the first time, and I missed them. I don't think I've ever seen so many babies! And something else, how do they manage to keep such a straight line? Even humans can't walk that straight!
ReplyDeleteI thank you for visiting my blog, you have truly very nice photos and I envy you for being there in NZ, I wanted to be in that place when I was a kid, I thought of much ice and milk because of NZ.
ReplyDeleteAh, a nice little outing for the little gooses Ann :-) - Dave
ReplyDeleteThank you for leaving a comment. I think it's my first time to visit your blog. My favorite color is blue not pink and not purple . When i was little i used to love the color pink and purple but now i got bored at those colors because I have a lot of pink stuff and my room was super pink.
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! Glad you posted it again, as I'm new to your blog.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to the third goose's mate. I know they mate for life. I guess the extra one is kind of an aunty helping the proud parents along. (Ha ha -- I've never outgrown my childhood -- but these pictures do make me think of children's stories!!!