the star turn in the goose's routine by quietpurplehaze

the star turn in the goose's routine

I went out for a civilised lunch at Wickham with my friend, Sylv, today. After I'd dropped her at home, and as my route was really right past the South Pond, I decided to pay my friend the goose a visit.
I've learnt her routine now: spot a human on the bank, swim over, get out of the water, take a few steps forward, spread wings and have a flap, turn back to the edge of the bank, slide elegantly into the water, and swim away.
So this time I was ready for the moment.
You certainly were! This is superb Hazel, and has to be a Fav! Do you think it wants to be a swan?
February 13th, 2014  
@tishpics

Thanks! And funny you should say that as I almost typed swan instead of goose when I wrote my commentary!
February 13th, 2014  
Looks very swan like!
February 13th, 2014  
Fantastic shot Hazel a fav
February 13th, 2014  
Fabulous shot!
February 13th, 2014  
Oh how fun. Perfect timing to catch her antics.
February 13th, 2014  
Fabulous, such a beautiful image.
February 13th, 2014  
Great capture and soon she will learn your pattern that every time she flaps her wings, you take a shot :-)
February 13th, 2014  
Great timing and capture.
February 13th, 2014  
Well hello goose! Great shot!
February 13th, 2014  
Great shot Hazel! Wonderfully timing and great focus.
February 13th, 2014  
She's a beauty, nicely captured.
February 13th, 2014  
Amazing picture and capture.
February 13th, 2014  
Great capture
February 13th, 2014  
He's taking a bow!! Great catch Hazel!
February 13th, 2014  
Beautiful shot and great timing.
February 13th, 2014  
I've been trying to capture a duck doing this for months -- I love your image -- great fun and a wonderful expression!
February 13th, 2014  
You have wait for the right moment. Perfect timing and a great capture
February 13th, 2014  
Perfect timing!
February 13th, 2014  
@richardcreese

Oh I hadn't thought of that!
February 13th, 2014  
Lovely timing and capture
February 13th, 2014  
great capture, certainly nice weather for ducks and geese
February 13th, 2014  
Magnificent capture and timing, love that lighting on the water as the background, love itโ€ฆfav
February 13th, 2014  
Excellent capture, Hazel.
February 13th, 2014  
Great capture!
February 13th, 2014  
Great catch, how white is he.
February 14th, 2014  
Gorgeous goosie!
February 14th, 2014  
Such great timing! Wonderful capture.
February 14th, 2014  
Wonderful capture - wonderful timing.
February 14th, 2014  
I can hear Swan Lake playing in the background. This is a goose with ambitions! Wonderful capture of the water behind him.
February 14th, 2014  
Thats remarkable! Fav
February 14th, 2014  
Great capture!
February 14th, 2014  
Awesome capture... Fabulous image...I love the silver water too!
February 14th, 2014  
Congratulations on being selected for Popular Page. It is well deserved.
February 14th, 2014  
awesome capture!
February 15th, 2014  
Your goose will do great posing for you and the camera, brilliant shot
February 15th, 2014  
Awsome capture :)
February 15th, 2014  
how fun! makes me smile!
February 16th, 2014  
Outstanding!
February 18th, 2014  
He(?) seems to be pretty proud of himself! Reminds me of the AFLAC duck
February 19th, 2014  
@skipt07

I've convinced myself that it's a goose not a gander but I really don't know. I don't know either about the AFLAC duck?!
February 19th, 2014  
Very clever shot and clever to outwit an aggressive goose!
February 19th, 2014  
@dide

Maybe because I didn't think of it as aggressive! (I've been told this is a domestic goose dumped (with six ducks) on the pond by somebody.) I did see two geese hissing at two little dogs near a lake once and the dogs' owner had to pick them up and carry them past in order to carry on her walk.
February 20th, 2014  
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