Papa Goose

A close-up view of one of the parents of the family of Egyptian Geese that I posted the other day. I'm not all that sure that this is the male. I'm not really sure how you tell on a goose short of rolling him over on his back and um......well, let's just all agree that this is papa, OK?

[Joanna kate]

With a colourful shower of bokeh about to come through, great effect, fav

[Pam Knowler]

Very handsome “papa” goose! Lovely bokeh! Fav!

[Denise Wood]

Terrific close up :)

[Lou Ann]

Evidently the only definitive way to know if one of these geese is a female is that the females are a bit smaller. I love this closeup and that awesome bokeh!

[Taffy]

Looks great with the bokeh setting off its head!

[Peter]

Lovely clarity and colours standing out well against that beautiful bokeh background, great image Ron, an other way to tell the difference is the pretty one and the one that makes the most noise is generally the female, lol:)

[Ron]

@joannakate Thanks so much Joanna. Glad to see another bokeh fan around here. ;)

[Ron]

@pamknowler Thank you kindly Pam. And especially for the fav!

[Ron]

@gilbertwood Thanks Denise. Between you and me, a slight bit of cropping was involved. But that's our secret, OK?

[Ron]

@louannwarren Thanks very much Lou Ann. I couldn't tell much difference in their size, but I think Peter's explanation clears things up quite a bit! :)

[Ron]

@taffy Thanks Taffy. I recognized that I could get a good bokeh shot when I saw the light on the plants in the background, so got in position, cranked the f-stop down as open as possible and shot away. Then prayed. ;) 'Preciate the comment!

[Ron]

@pcoulson LOL! That's one of my favorite comments ever. I'm still laughing! Thanks!!

[Denise Wood]

@stray_shooter OK :) Never one to let a secret out!!

[Louise & Ken]

Made me think of the movie, "Father Goose" with Cary Grant and Lesley Caron. It was one of the best I've seen through the years, and it's on a somewhat short list! It was delightful!