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Egyptian Goose Spring Babies!

Papillon Charity@papilloncharity (83)2506d

Little goslings and they are so cute and cuddly!

We went to the radiology department of the hospital this morning and they have a large fountain pool in their garden. My x-ray went much quicker than Marian's annual mammogram and I waited for her at the pool. Then these two little ones appeared to make my day. Come wait with me!

Happy and lovely little ones aren't they? Always sad to know that all of their little brothers and sisters were taken by predators! Only these two little ones left.

But whoa! Don't touch, unless you can face mama!

Mama took her babies for swimming lessons!

Look how cute they are in the baby pool!

Checking their make up in the water mirror!

The party ended with a bang, as dad came flying through!

You would also be upset if your husband did that. "Bernie" the mom screamed, "you are a real bum" An angry mom scattered onto the grass with the kids and they watched their dad in the big pool!

But of course rude "Bernie" is a showboat!

He was showing the kids how brave he was by swimming around in the danger zone near the fountains that mom ordered out of bounds for the kids.

A real show off isn't he?

And then Bernie did a very rude thing, he flashed his bum at mom!

Of course mom was disgusted wouldn't you be and she stormed off with the kids!

I have had some inquiries about the Egyptian Geese and did you know that they were regarded as sacred birds in the old Egypt?

Here is some information about them.

"The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley.

Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians, and appeared in much of their artwork. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, escapees are common and feral populations have become established in Western Europe.

The Egyptian goose has escaped or been deliberately released in to Florida, USA. However Egyptian geese are also now present in many parts of Central and Southeastern Texas with more than 100 sightings just in 1Q 2018 as reported in ebird.org database".

Source of the section in inverted commas ("")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_goose

Note: All photos and words are my own except for the quoted and cited section. The photos are unedited except for cropping to upload.

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Comments · 39

@old-guy-photos(77)· 2504d
Aww they are cuties!
@ireenchew(73)· 2504d
This is really fun to share with all of us.. You must've had lots of fun taking these photos
@jayna(75)· 2505d
Oh my gosh, they are so cute! And it always cracks me up when they stick their butts in the air!
@janton(71)· 2505d
Howdy sir papilloncharity! oh, we even have them in Texas now! Wonderful, I hope they are thriving. Great photos and text, super cool!
@tryskele(65)· 2505d
Very cute and fuzzy. I think they have a thing for hospitals LOL. When I was in St. Louis, the hospital I worked at had skads of geese. While it was wonderful to watch them, the only came during nesting season and OMG are the aggressive. The last year I was there, we had 3 incidents where patients were attacked. The worst of them all was a lady that was 8 months pregnant. Everything came out ok and the baby was fine, but of course she still sued the hospital even though the said the accept responsibility and paid for not only everything with the treatment for the bird but all for her entire hospital bill and the first year of bills for the baby. 'it was enough'
@sgbonus(73)· 2505d
I love those photos, they look so cute. THanks for sharing this with us and may you have a great day!
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@wesphilbin(68)· 2505d
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@traciyork(75)· 2505d
What an awesome way to wait, Sir Stephen! Totally cracked up at your narration, and your captures are awesome. Sending loads of good thoughts to you and Lady Marian, in the hopes that both of your test results are good.

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@owasco(73)· 2505d
Nice hospital garden! The gardens in any hospital I have visited have always been something to look at behind glass, not to enter.
@blueeyes8960(71)· 2506d
@papilloncharity - I like how you tell a story with your pictures - the baby geese are so cute, then you give information about the geese as well. Very interesting!
@tussar11(73)· 2506d
wow this Little goslings are really so cute. i like your post it is awesome..
@redheadpei(72)· 2506d
Wonderful photos Sir Stephen and a fun writeup. I hope all was well with your x-ray. Blessings!
@wonderwop(67)· 2506d
You were lucky to catch these little guys playing @papilloncharity. You got some great pics. 👍
@blockurator(65)· 2506d
Those are some cute little geese!

I used to live on a big farm with a pond. We had some local geese and the Canadians that flew in over the summer. They'd stick around awhile and enjoy the nice Pennsylvania weather. One year, the Canadians had some little ones. The white geese, the native ones to our area, kidnapped one of the Canadians, and it started following them around. Any time one of the Canadian adults tried to take back her young, the white geese would chase them off. That young Canadian grew up to be one of the most loyal family members for the white geese. I'd never seen anything like it.
@brittandjosie(76)· 2506d
So sweet and a great feathered blog
@hafizullah(77)· 2506d
So sweets! love your all shots.
@free-reign(67)· 2506d
Maybe dad knows they are 2 sons, and he wants them to do brave and risky stuff like him, and he's afraid mom will make them into sissies? LOL Very cute!
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@anneke(70)· 2506d
So very cute - I wonder how many she had originally. Hope those two stay well and Bernie leave them alone
@watersnake101(68)· 2506d
Baby goose..........gosling and I learned something new today. I think no one would ever get tired of looking at these cuties.
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@melinda010100(80)· 2506d
They are so precious and I love your insights into their family. I rather like that they have come to live in North America.
@birdsinparadise(68)· 2506d
Such sweet little ducklings :) A nice distraction from the hospital! Hope both you and Marian have positive results from your visit! :) Blessings!
@wwwiebe(74)· 2506d
Goslings are always so cute! And then they grow up. Kinda like kittens. Kittens are cute, then they grow up and decide they own you.
@zen.fit(55)· 2506d
Dad is a badass

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@tattoodjay(83)· 2506d
What sweet shots of them and this line Checking their make up in the water mirror gave me a chuckle

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@afifa(64)· 2506d
So lovely, what an adventure with ducks ☺
@porters(73)· 2506d
Ah! Those goslings are so cute! And they made for a very entertaining wait! Thanks for passing on that bit of entertainment and beautiful to see the Egyptian Geese, something we don't get a chance to see here in Canada!
@bengy(79)· 2506d
Cute little guys! It is really surprising how fast they will grow up in the first year! I'm always pretty wary of the parents though... they can get quite nasty if you get too close! Something that I have to reminding the kids about...
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@joelai(66)· 2506d
They really are adorable...
@fionasfavourites(77)· 2506d
Those goslings are just too sweet. Trust all went well for you both.
@trincowski(72)· 2506d
They are really sweet and cool and your photos are very crispy and detailed. Well done! 😎