There will be a couple more gosling photos today, but I’m going to start with a short sequence of an adult moorhen. It was quietly dozing on top of a leaf-clad wall when I arrived at Falmer Pond this morning (in light drizzle).

My arrival must have been the signal to start the day, with a nice stretch of the legs and wings. Morning exercise, but not too rigorous.

It hopped down after that and scuttled away into the water. I scuttled back to the car to get out of the rain.

The recent pattern of grey damp mornings and milder, sunny days continues and things were a little brighter by lunchtime which is when I took these photos of the young greylag goslings. Cute as ever, so I’m making the most of them while they are still balls of fluff. The good news is that the original eight goslings are still all alive and kicking. I thought we may have lost one, but a quick count today put that fear to bed.

As you can see, they’re a very happy little group!

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.