Gosling and His Family
I went looking for the first ones of the season on May 31, 2019, at my favorite gosling spot in town — the Lake Estes 9-Hole Golf Course. Late in the day the golfers are wrapping up their games so it is safer to walk the course and the light gets really nice before setting behind the mountains. The geese love the course with its fresh green grass and the river running through it so they have a place to escape danger.
The geese had a bumper crop of goslings this year. About two dozen were running around the course and most appeared to be only a few days old. I selected a family of six — two adults and four goslings — that seemed comfortable with my presence.
Up came the parents. And then up came one - two - three goslings. One more to photograph. I waited for several minutes and didn't see the fourth gosling. The rest of the family had wandered back onto the course to graze some more. I waited for several minutes but no gosling.
I continued to keep an eye on the location of the gosling's family so I could reunite them if need be. But then I turned to see the little guy coming over the bank. His little wings were spread so wide and he was calling his family as loud as he could.
His mom heard him and immediately ran back over to him, with her brood following close behind. The gosling was reunited with his family. Mom seemed relieved; his siblings seemed to give him an earful. Glad there was a happy ending.
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