Canada Geese and goslings

[pauraque]

It's the season for goslings! This pair of Canada Geese I saw foraging at the side of a dirt road had five.



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goldeneye with ducklings

[turlough]

I usually only see Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula) in our stream in late Winter/early Spring. This year one of the pairs looks to have nested here too because earlier this week I saw this mum with her three tiny babies.

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A squab!

[weird]

Today my dog found a squab on the ground (the dog was v respectful and did not harm or scare the bird). He looked as if he had recently been evicted from the nest and was just getting his bearings. He was perched on the wheel of a wheelie bin looking utterly bewildered. He had a Mohawk of yellowish baby feathers! It took him a little while but eventually he realised he had wings and flew away to join his fellow pigeons.


(click for bigger—my first time trying this!!)