30 Days Wild - Day 4

Something special I look forward to every June when we arrive at the lake is seeing the Canada geese and goslings. These parents were not happy that I was approaching and immediately gathered up the goslings and headed for the water. I never try to get very close because I know they are quite protective.

[Diane]

Such a gorgeous family, you did well to get such a great shot, stay safe yourself around the male geese. Fav Gayle

[BeachballOpal]

Cute!

[gloria jones]

Terrific capture :)

[Dyan Stevens]

Are they of two different broods? Three of them look so much bigger than the others. Terrific shot of the group!

[Catherine P]

Gorgeous family!

[Dawn]

Great

[TJ Photos]

Such a lovely family.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[richard saffold]

i wonder if they goosenapped some of them. i read that older geese will sometimes do that if they are't being taken care of properly.

[Jaroslav Šulc]

Lovely little family

[Gayle]

@dianeburns Thanks so much for your comment and fav, Diane! I'm always careful around them...I know they can bite! :-)

[Gayle]

@audreyl Thanks so much for commenting, Audrey! I agree...they are really cute! :-)

[Gayle]

@seattlite Thank you for your comment and fav, Gloria! Much appreciated! :-)

[Gayle]

@dyanstevens Thanks for your comment, Dyan! I read that sometimes "gang broods" form including at least two broods and sometimes five or more, so possibly that's what happened here. Not absolutely sure. :-)

[Gayle]

@cmp Thanks so much for commenting, Catherine! :-)

[Gayle]

@dawnee Thank you for your comment, Dawnee! :-)

[Gayle]

@tj22 Thank you, TJ! I appreciate your comment! :-)

[Gayle]

@bkbinthecity Thanks so much for your comment, Brian! :-)

[Gayle]

@chard Thanks for commenting, Richard! Perhaps there was a bit of goosenapping going on here. :-)

[Gayle]

@jarek Thank you very much for commenting, Jarek! :-)

[Hubregt Visser]

Nice shot.

[Karen]

Lovely family there!

[Helen Jane]

It is a lovely family portrait Gayle. They are indeed very protective. I was watching ours on the river today - there are many families but being a town, they are used to crowds of people and don't bat an eyelid unless you go up really close.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Paula]

Sweet!

[Richard]

How precious! Wonderful capture of them Gayle. Fav!

[Chris K]

a beautiful capture of the family Gayle. Fav!

[Irene Marshall]

Sweet shot. Fav.

[Gayle]

@hjv Thanks so much for commenting, Hubregt!

[Gayle]

@karens54 Thank you, Karen! I appreciate your comment! :-)

[Gayle]

@helenhall Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Helen! :-)

[Gayle]

@elisasaeter Thank you very much for commenting, Elisabeth! :-)

[Gayle]

@paulavdmerwe Thanks for your comment, Paula! :-)

[Gayle]

@woodlandsphotog Thanks so much for your comment and fav, Richard! They truly are precious! :-)

[Gayle]

@cruiser Thank you, Chris! I appreciate your comment and fav! :-)

[Gayle]

@irene111 Thanks so much for your comment and fav, Irene! Much appreciated! :-)

[Issi Bannerman]

What a lovely family portrait!

[Gayle]

@jamibann Thank you ever so much for going all the way back to my May 29th photo and commenting on ALL of the photos up to the current date, Issi! I truly appreciate you taking the time to do that! Quite remarkable! :-)

[Louise & Ken]

Well if they aren't just about the cutest! Better to zoom in and capture the whole scent than to try for anything closer! You got a very sweet photo!