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regnaD kciN

(27,220 posts) Wed Jul 2, 2025, 05:32 AM Jul 2

Honk!

Canada Goose family at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.

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Honk! (Original Post) regnaD kciN Jul 2 OP

Every year claudette Jul 2 #1

Beautiful birds... GiqueCee Jul 2 #2

Fabulous photos regnaD kciN! Number three especially!! Thanks! George McGovern Jul 2 #3

Aaaaawwwweeeee, Butterflylady Jul 2 #4

high stepping Tetrachloride Jul 2 #5

Wonderful photos! Love the high-stepping offspring! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2 #6

I love these! ShazzieB Jul 2 #7

claudette

(5,455 posts)

1. Every year

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 05:37 AM

Jul 2

a few of them stop by to eat the bird seed that falls to the ground on the lawn

GiqueCee

(2,704 posts)

2. Beautiful birds...

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 07:30 AM

Jul 2

... but you don't ever want to get too close to one! Even a peck from that bill can hurt like hell, never mind a good bite! I found that out the hard way years ago when I got ambushed in a park with a pond they loved to frequent. Kept my distance after that encounter!
The little gosling in the foreground of the 4th photo was likely the last one hatched, but their growth rate is so fast that it'll catch up to its nest mates in short order.
I love watching them. Thanks for the pix!

George McGovern

(8,872 posts)

3. Fabulous photos regnaD kciN! Number three especially!! Thanks!

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 08:06 AM

Jul 2

Butterflylady

(4,502 posts)

4. Aaaaawwwweeeee,

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 08:11 AM

Jul 2

Moma and her babies.....

Tetrachloride

(8,896 posts)

5. high stepping

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:31 AM

Jul 2

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,856 posts)

6. Wonderful photos! Love the high-stepping offspring!

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:52 AM

Jul 2

ShazzieB

(21,412 posts)

7. I love these!

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 01:44 PM

Jul 2

Those goslings are sooooo cute, but it's usually hard to get a good look at them "in the wild," because the parents are so aggressively protective. These are just beautiful. I'm going to share them with my daughter, another water bird lover!

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