Geese with Bird Surprise by grannysue

Geese with Bird Surprise

Visited the duck pond again to see if there was anything new or different. I took several rapid-fire photos of the geese and did not see the bird until I was scanning through to pick one to upload, it was a surprise. I think it is a female Grackle.
Ted
cool
May 4th, 2011  
Awesome,I love bird surprises!
May 4th, 2011  
Great capture.
May 4th, 2011  
Nice surprise!
May 4th, 2011  
:)
May 4th, 2011  
He was out to get them and you caught him.
May 4th, 2011  
@highway266 @buccigrossi @bigsusan55 @danirae @acajuntx Thank you for your comments. I did miss a great shot, though. Some teenagers were harrassing the ducks and geese, running at them, trying to catch one. I was getting the camera out of the car, was not ready, the ducks went into the pond, one of the teenagers tripped and fell into the pond, almost on top of the duck she was trying to catch. I had to laugh! She was ok, just completely soaked.
May 4th, 2011  
Ted
poetic justice
May 4th, 2011  
The birds are great butb the colours are wonderful!
May 4th, 2011  
@highway266 @janek Thanks for the comments. This was taken early in the evening.
May 5th, 2011  
I'm dying to know what king of geese. Love that bird in it.
May 5th, 2011  
@meeyauw Thanks! I wanted to know what kind they were also and researched it. They are called African Geese, though they are not from Africa. They are a descendant of the Swan Goose and originated in China. Here is a web link about them:
http://www.ashtonwaterfowl.net/african_geese.htm
May 5th, 2011  
I love this...there is so much going on!
May 5th, 2011  
@zero_rhetoric Yes, that bird was quite the scene stealer!
May 7th, 2011  
Love this...the reflections on the water are fantastic.
May 12th, 2011  
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