Goslings Growing Up

In the spring I was reeling from the sudden loss of WILL (see ODE in a separate gallery) when newly hatched goslings greeted me at the Duck Pond. Over the next weeks I seemed to encounter these young friends at regular intervals and they were happy to pose for the camera.

Once the goslings grew into adolescence it took encouragement for them to pose. Yet as I was ready to give up, the sweethearts made sure to give me a couple direct eye contact poses.

So sad, within days after the final pictures the entire brood was gone. My assumption is the Duck Pond “authorities” had the geese removed from their home. At least they waited until the goslings were young adults yet I remain saddened by the action.

Young gosling taking first steps
04-28-14 A young gosling discovering his new world outside of the egg safety.
Sleepy goslings on their first day out of the shell
04-28-14 Sleepy young goslings in the grass.
Goslings grow up!
05-09-14 The goslings are growing up
Newly hatched gosling
04-28-14 The first gosling brood arived within the last day or so.
Sleepy gosling poses
05-03-14 A sleepy gosling rests away from his siblings

Teenage gosling gifts a pose
06-03-14 After a bit of pleading, the adolescent gosling took a break from feeding to sit down for a few poses.
06-03-14 A band is on one of the parent's to the goslings. This invasion of the spirit pained me yet FB friends reminded me it was merely a band. Still .....
Gosling grew into a young adult
06-20-14 Yep, this is the pose the goslingchose for his final portrait. Oops, I cut off his feet yet he guided me how to edit. Next I plan to post the series of his young life.
06-20-14 Almost grown up! This is most likely my final picture of this brood of goslings that I followed from a mere days our of their eggs. Surreal, I wrote this capture before I knew it was my final sighting of this family.