Mother Goose’s Babies

By Words | Published May 17, 2009

We went over to Wakehurst Place today. The weather was mixed (sunshine/cloud/rain) which meant that it was much quieter there than usual. I'd hoped to see the ducklings, and although some were out and about they had already gone beyond the stage of utter cuteness. They were certainly playful though.
Mallard duckling

For cuteness I had to rely on the greylags. An adult pair and six goslings to be precise. Cute as cute could be, and as with most parkland fowl utterly unconcerned at the prospect of a camera being pointed at them. This is a tiny selection of what I got.
Gosling

And as a last image here's one of the adults with the young.
Greylag goose and young
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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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10 Comments

  1. Dudley May 18, 2009 at 3:05 am #

    Cute little fuzz balls

  2. annoushkiss May 18, 2009 at 6:05 am #

    Adorable shots!!! :flirt: :heart: All the babies are wonderfully nice and cute!

  3. Flying Red Fox Blog May 18, 2009 at 9:05 am #

    Aww they are so sweet :heart: lovelly photos. 🙂

  4. Words May 19, 2009 at 12:05 am #

    Thanks Anna!

  5. Words May 19, 2009 at 12:05 am #

    Thanks Mark!

  6. Words May 19, 2009 at 12:05 am #

    Thanks Andy!

  7. SittingFox May 19, 2009 at 5:05 pm #

    Aww!

    (Sorry, I cannot think of a more original comment! :p)

  8. Ukwildlife May 19, 2009 at 6:05 pm #

    great stuff – Ive just realised I havent photographed any chicks this year 😮

  9. Words May 19, 2009 at 6:05 pm #

    Neil, it was seeing the ducklings on Mark's blog that reminded me not to waste any more time.

  10. Words May 19, 2009 at 6:05 pm #

    Adele, "Aww!" is fine.