This morning at the creek by the Ponds.
A pair of Canada Geese taking their brand-new offspring for a swim. Meanwhile a Cliff-Swallow above, and one below, have just picked up some mud from the creek-bank. The mud is used for nest-building under the bridge, whereupon I standeth (or should it read "stoodeth")? It's all about preservation of the species!
There are several things that tickle my fancy here. The size of the gosling. Hard to believe it will grow into a big goose. And the skill of the swallows. One minute they are chasing down insects at breakneck speed, the next they are picking up mud, carrying it under the bridge and then sticking it in place for the nest. All of this done with their bill.
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