I thought there were a lot of geese around before, but MAN! Tom and I stumbled upon the opposite of an elephant graveyard: a gosling nursery! We counted 33 goslings total! So many we couldn't even get them all in the frame. How many can you find in this picture?
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Here they are grazing happily:
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But when they notice people getting too close, they run to mom for safety. "Mom! Hide us under your wing! We want to cuddle!"
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"And also we'd like to use your back as a slide!"
That's a lot of goose poop.
ReplyDeletethat goose mom looks pretty harassed.
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