A few bird shots

[pavel]

Taken from my balconey

an egret



a swallow

OOOh itchy spot! itchy spot!




He went THATAWAY!




Time for mainteinence before take off



Btw in a semi-related Q:
Does anyone know if geese commonly adopt the goslings of other mated pairs? Saw a mated pair with 14 or 15 young in tow. Figure that is either one amazingly fertile goose or she and her mate kidnapped someone else's young.

[Gin]

I asked about that answer is either or , they will adopt other chicks or if they kept laying and the eggs were left could be theirs . What ya been feeding them ? lol . Neat pictures, I enjoyed them .. Gin

[Molly Taco]

Wonderful shots !!
Cin

[Brutal_Dreamer]

My dad raises domestic geese on his farm. Many times they will lay their eggs in one or two community nests. Then, when the goose decides to sit, she may be sitting on her eggs as well as her neighbor's eggs. When the chicks hatch, they stick with the 'mother' who hatched them. I don't know if it works the same for non-domestic geese, but it makes sense.

Lovely photos!

Cheers,
BD

[the dragonn]

Brilliant shots, love that Great Egret. The water is so clear.