Is there anything more winsome than newly hatched Egyptian goslings?
Mama is quite a beauty too!
Germany has a wonderful selection of exotic birds swimming in their lakes and rivers.
Egyptian Geese originated in the Nile Valley and Africa, and were considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians who first domesticated them.
People bought these geese as ornamental birds and many escaped, establishing feral colonies all over Western Europe.
I saw these beauties swimming in The Neckar River in Heidelberg during my April trip.
Cheers to you from The Holler, and from the hopefully, still-happily paddling geese in Germany~
I’ve never seen these geese before. Those goslings are sooooo cute – and spotty! π
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They needs those spots so they can fledge into all those adult colors. I saw some in St James Park right after photographing them in Africa!
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Quite beautiful
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Yes indeed they are!
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Cute little quackers! π
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Fuzzy-wuzzy quackers are an cuteness overload!
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Oh my what absolute beauties!
Peta
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They make you happy don’t they!
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Great photos!
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Thank you Kendall~
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Welcome!
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Reblogged this on Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings and commented:
How about some beautiful Egyptian geese for the first full day of summer? I don’t refer to geese as quackers – that name goes to ducks – I call them “honkers!”
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Ooooooh, I wish I thought of that! ‘Egyptian Honkers in Germany,’ sounds so much more puzzling! I love it and you, of course~ β€
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Beautiful plumage. And the goslings are so adorable.
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The more exotic the water fowl, the more adorable the offspring.
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Great shots. Egyptian geese always look as if somebody threw gravy over them. π
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Laughing…..Someone said Cleopatra got her eye makeup ideas from them and that does seem likely!
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Adorable babies, Cindy. Thanks for the beautiful photos.
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Thank you more for appreciating them!
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These little guys are absolutely adorable! π»π¦
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They are agooseable!!! π π
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π β€
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The goslings look happy, calm and cared for (geese seem to be good parents). They are endearing, aren’t they? As for mama, I think I’ve seen her on Greek pots…
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Smart woman! You have. Here they are:
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Adorable babies and a glowing mama! Heartwarming.
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She was so attentive towards her babies. It was quite moving.
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You a REALLY a great photographer! π
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You are REALLY a nice person to say so! Thank you.
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You made me smile! ππ Many greetings!
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As usual, amazing photography. I like the circle spot around the mommy duck’s eye.
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Someone said, “So that’s where Cleopatra got her makeup ideas!”
I bet it’s true.
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Your cute and well photographed ducks are a joy
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Your comment made me smile! β€
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Cindy, I have noticed you around my blog and really appreciate your sweet likes and comments, too.
These ducklings have very intricate patterns on them! So sweet and well fed, they seem to radiate “cuteness!” Awww! They are so perfectly cuddly looking. xo π
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You are a wonderful blogging friend Robin and I love to visit your blog and see your creative mind in action. Cheers to you & thank you too~
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Hello Sunshine
You have been nominated for a Liebster Award, you can pick up at link below. The huge party is tomorrow at my place, be prepared to get thrown in the pool! https://lookingforthelightblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=23743&action=edit
Huge party, see you there.
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Oh how wonderful! I would love to be thrown in the pool, or better yet, take photos of other people getting dipped! Thank you so much my friend & Happy Friday! β€
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They are soooo cute! Lovely photos.
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Awww, thanks my friend & cheers to you! β€
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I liked the pictures.
I would like to invite you visit El zoco del escriba and check it out my pictures of Morocco.
Alberto Mrteh (El zoco del escriba)
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I look forward to doing so!
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Enjoyed the info, Cindy, and the quacker photos are exquisite — adorable!
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Merci beaucoup mon ami!
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what beautiful animals. I love ducks. and your pictures are beautiful Cindy. Hoping for more beautiful pictures from you. Have a nice weekend.
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What a lovely comment! Thank you & wonderful weekend to you too~
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The chicks look adorable. Awww…βΊ
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They are definitely awwww inducing…… β€
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schΓΆn, dich zu lesen, mache es dir gemΓΌtlich und erhole dich gut
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Danke und einen wunderschonen Sonntag.
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wΓΌnsche eine gute Woche ohne Stress und Kummer
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So lovely photos π
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Very happy you enjoyed the little quackers & cheers to you~
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strikingly unusual
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They are quite unique aren’t they!
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These ducklings are so lovely! The light shimmering in their feathers is gorgeous
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The down is ethereal isn’t it!
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They look soft and cute
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And so vulnerable too!
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Bonjour mon ami ou mon amie CINDY jolis canetons
Je n’ai aucune raison de courir
La vie me donne le temps
Soit dans le sens du vent ou Γ contre courant
Mais je vais toujours devant moi
MΓͺme si parfois je piΓ©tine ou je vais Γ reculons
Mais je rΓ©ussirais et traverserais ce pont de L’avenir
Pour finalement arriver chez toi
Je te souhaite une agrΓ©able journΓ©e
Gros bisous d’amitiΓ©
Bernard
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Merci beaucoup mon ami Bernard! π¦
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Beautiful… No words to describe..
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Awwww so happy you like them! β€
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You got me confuse at the beggining with the title since I thought I read Quaker as in those guys that make cakes, so an Egyptian that makes cakes in Germany….. I was just confused.
Cute little birds but it seems they didn’t like too much Egypt, probably because of the heat so they moved to Germany with the Vikings.
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Exactly and they probably left Africa cuz of the lions…..
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I wouldn’t want to be a little guy against those monsters of lions so yes you are probably right
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They are such adorable creatures and you did such a wonderful job of photographing them. Don’t know how you do it. Amazing.
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You are a very kind person! β€
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I’ve never seen anything like those geese and you make them so alive for me. Even with my vision, I can see your photos so absolutely clear. I promise you, very few photographers can do what you do. I’m a “Just the facts” kind of person. I do not sugar coat anything. I won’t say anything mean but I will not patronize. My son wants to be a photographer. I think he has the technical aspect of it down, just not the heart of it. I do not lavish parental ooze. It would be unkind of me.
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Yes. Genuine kindness is sincere. There is a big difference isn’t there, from this and insincere flattery, which is dishonest and actually unkind. It is easy to sense the difference. Genuine kindness makes you feel good, insincere flattery does not. β€
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Wow! Such lovely photographs of these beautiful creatures. So lovely to look at them!
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Very pleased you enjoyed them and thank you!
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Love these cute little fellows…far from their original home!
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They are expats! π π
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Such beauties! I have never seen this kind of duck before. Thanks for sharing!
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Unique little German quackers aren’t they!
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Vielen danke!
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LOVE these:)
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They think you have excellent taste!!! π€£π€£
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I first read “Egyptian Quakers in Germany”, and thought what was she talking about? Now I know, and the photos are beautiful! π
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I am honored. Thank you very much!
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So sweet Cindy! We have a small contingent of Egyptian geese in the park where I walk. I wonder how they got here to Socal?? Beautiful photographed– like always! xox
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Most likely they escaped from someone who was raising them. I wish I had them nearby!
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superb shots! fabulous creatures!
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You are very kind and most appreciated! π¦
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I wanna touch them, they’re colorful. We don’t have it here π
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Yes I know how you feel! They are irresistible~
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So cute!
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Cuddly little quackers~ π¦
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The chicks are so amazing with their stripes. I remember not knowing what these goslings were once. So different to ma and pa! Stunning shots.
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Ahh, so great to hear from you! Hope all is more than well~ β€
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Adorable π
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Thank you! It’s hard to top goslings in cuteness~
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I’m very fond of geese and Egyptians are the prettiest!
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Yes! They have looks and personality! π¦
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Cute fur balls!
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I always have to fight the urge to bring them home! π¦
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OMG… they are just so stinkin’ cute! They do look rather Egyptian, with that “eye shadow.” Thanks for giving me a case of the goofy-smiles, Cindy. Mega hugs!
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Awww, your comment made me smile. And they do have Cleopatra eye shadow. Someone suggested that Cleopatra may have gotten the idea from them and that makes a lot of sense doesn’t it! Hugs back to you my friend~ π¦
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Awe, so very sweet.
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Ducklings and goslings are the essence of sweet aren’t they and so are their protective parents!
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nice
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Nice photos of these also aggressive invasive birds withdrawing the local species. From our balcony in Berlin we can watch a great diversity of birds also in winter. They find good conditions here!
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Yes. I know their presence is quite controversial and many people are not happy with them.
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Such is nature & not the only “invader” making some people unhappy such as South-American nandus having escaped from farms now enjoying the corn being raised everywhere, good food!
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Where I live it is the coyote. People hate them. I used to be afraid of them when I first moved to The Holler, until I wised up, and learned to live in peace with them. A good fence made all the difference. People hate coyotes because they kill domestic animals and because they are the most adaptable and evolutionarily successful predator in north america. Maybe we ought to admire them instead for their evolutionary success.
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Absolutely delightful. So cute and lovely. Thank you.
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He is catastic and makes our lives soooo much better!
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Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Happiest New Year! β€ π
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