All together now… awww!

Life has been hectic lately, and I haven’t been able to get out much with my camera. I’ve missed it dreadfully, so when I woke to sunshine and blue sky this morning I decided it was time to do something about it. I slung my camera in my bag, hopped on my bike and went off to see what’s new in the world.

My favourite discovery of the day was two gaggles of little goslings (Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle on the ground, and a skein in the air? I didn’t.), one group a little older than the other. Each group had two guards standing watch, bobbing their heads at other birds, and me, in warning if we stepped too near.

A group or gaggle of goslings with two canada geese standing guard

(Photo taken at 1/250, f/4.5, ISO 400)

I fell in love instantly and filled my entire card with gratuitous photos of the little balls of fluff.

Pair of Canada Goose goslings in a field of daisies

(Photo taken at 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 400)

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