Out of the mist. Each morning they come to breakfast on the lawn at pond’s edge.
They come and go through out the day and evening, then back to a nest that I don’t see for the night. The gosling have down and pin feathers. They are still too young to fly. They hop about and pull up grass. Such fun to watch. Sammy can’t resist. As I watched them, I could see Sam’s ears peeking up through the tall grass at the base of an apple tree. How long would it be, I wondered, until he has to chase them back to the water. What will the adults, the good parents do? As I watched, he ran out. They honked quietly, I was surprised. The goslings (who mind their parents very well, like no children I know today) went quickly to the water, a parent on either side of the downy bunch, and slipped in. They didn’t go far. I yelled after Sammy, NO!, Sammy NO! He stopped in his tracks, I went down to get him. The geese sat quietly in the water and watched. As I carried poor Sam back up the hill they returned to their spot in the sun.
Of course, knitting continues.
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11 responses to “the little family”
Awwwwww!! You have the best pictures and stories of anyone, Judy. I love your blog.
We have 3 whitetail fawns coming around right now – twins and a single. So cute. And baby cottontails. Also saw a gray fox carrying a rabbit (“dinner”) night before last – how cool was that! – and saw a huge owl last night hunting the pasture. I love all the wildlife.
Not so many hummers so far this year. It’s kind of odd. A few, but just a few.
Cute story.
Poor ol Sammy.
I wish my kid listened that well.
Aha, another knitter and pond/lake watcher. Our house backs up on a 5 acre lake, where we watch 1 white egret and 1 great blue heron. The egret has been here several years, the heron is new this summer. Of course, he wants her wading territory, and devils her terribly. It’s no contest: the egret’s wingspan is about 5′, and she stands about 3′ tall. The heron, on the other hand, stands about 5′ tall, and has a 7′ wingspan.
Most of all, we are grateful for no alligators! VBG! (Zachary, LA)
Hi,
You said the goslings listen to their parents good ,it sounds like Mr.Sammie listens verly good.
I cant stop my bad cat.
But he is abit wild.
I love taking walks with you!
We have some collared doves nesting in our shed. The cat must have caught one of them. I just found all the feathers shattered around……..
Sucn a fun story! The goose equivalent of Judy and the wolf?
Ohhhhhhh so so so so adorable!!
You captured the scene and story so well I feel as though I was standing beside you watching the ducks and Sammy.
I love seeing goose families! The other day I was biking home, though, and there was a goose blocking the sidewalk. I was a little worried s/he would attack me, but luckily it just moved out of the way and continued dinner closer to the pond.