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~
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All together now, “Awwww!”
Yep! They are impossibly cute~
Beautiful creatures! Although, mom is a bit heavy on the eye-liner. (Now we see where Cleopatra got the idea.)
Cracking up….. Now her eye makeup is explained!!!!
🙂
So sweet!
Yes!
Delightful Cindy. I do look forward to your posts as I know they are always a treat. 🙂
Hugs to you dear Lea!
And to you dear friend!
Those a beautiful birds. I’m surprised you were able to get so close to take photos of mama and babies. The Canadian geese around here usually don’t let you get within 10 feet before their hackles go up.
Yes, they are an aggressive bird, which they needed to be in order to survive in Africa. I didn’t alarm them, but the swans sure did!
Very pretty Cindy.
xxx Huge Hugs xx
Glad you enjoyed David! <3
The mamas are beautiful and the babies so cute. It is so refreshing and nice to see where exotic birds have been preserved, protected, and in their natural habitat.
These guys are definitely hardy travelers to go from Africa to Germany. They like to move around!
That’s a lot of ground (or sea) to cover, but in their case,I’m sure that time is cut down tremendously with ‘air travel’. 🙂
No baggage or TSA or delayed flights, lucky duckies!
Lucky indeed. 🙂
Really beautiful!
They are stunning aren’t they!
Yes!! And great photos!
Beautiful!!!
Thank you!
Are the ducks part racoon? By the way, great pictures as always.
Laughing…..racoon ducks. I should have titled my post with this!!!
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More lovely bird pictures from Cindy.
Hugs to you dear Patricia & thank you! <3
Ditto…’aww’…delightful and so endearing, Cindy! You’re such a gifted photographer!
You are very kind. Thank you! You touched my <3
Very striking colors on Mother Goose! And to think those babies will grow into such beauty . . . Maybe that helps explain their sacred quality. I think I could imagine an all- creative artist’s work in those graceful shapes, and those shades that blend with and complement each other. Great photographs!
Mother Nature is just the best artist ever isn’t she, and so amazingly creative!
They are adorable, Cindy. You caught some lovely photos of them.
Leslie
Thank you! It is impossible to resist these fuzzy little quackers~
They are impossible to resist…
<3
They accept every day, just as it plays out…. lovely photos
They are so much smarter than us aren’t they! We have to practice for decades to learn this, but they just float along. They never actually worry until there is an actual problem. Imagine that! I want a duck’s life.
Love Mama’s beautiful eyes.. 🙂 Just wonderful photo’s Cindy.. Enjoy your day my friend x
Back at you Sue & thank you too!
🙂 <3
So beautiful!
Germany has some star power exotic ducks floating around!
Great!
Many thanks!
Welcome ma’am.
Fantastic shots Cindy, it is as if they are specially posing for you 🙂
They utterly ignored me which is ideal!
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Delightful geese Cindy 💛
I love these exotics. They just say, “we’re moving!” and head off to Germany! 😉
A very good post and nice pictures. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you more for the kind appreciation!
You are welcome!
<3
Oh my god. So cute!!!
I can’t stand how cute they are. I was obsessed with goslings as a child and raised a bunch of them.
Beautiful creatures. Yummy too 🙂
Oh dear……I can’t eat ducks or geese after raising them and having them follow me around like mama.
That’s why we have dogs. 🙂
True~
Always excellent photos Cindy. Take care.
Wally
You too Wally. Hope all is well with you~
Beautiful Cindy !
Thank you kindly!
Great photographs and the babies are so cute.
I always remember how much I loved goslings as a child whenever I see one.
These are gorgeous Cindy, especially the babies. They are like great balls of fluff, so cute 🙂
With these clumsy web feet bigger than their bodies, they are cuteness overload!
Adorable 🙂
<3
Seriously, SO cute.
I know. I still follow them around like a 6 year old whenever I see one!
Awww, so cute 🙂
The heck with it right! We need cute right now!
We do!
<3
How adorable!
Fuzzy-wuzzy was a goose!
lol!
<3
Awwwwwwn, they’re so cute!😘. That mother-gooslings bond almost got those tears out. Family is really a blessing.
Birds are such doting parents. I am always impressed by this.
Stunning pictures.
Awww, thanks much & cheers to you!
Thank you!
These photos are so lovely, delightful, and cute. I love the last two especially. 🙂 <3
Beautiful post, Cindy!
You are a lovely friend Amy~ <3
<3
I’M IN LOVE!!!!
I know! They are impossibly adorable~
Simply, irresistibly adorable! This made my morning <3 Thank you Cindy and best wishes from rainy Japan.
Best,
Takami 🙂
Lovely to hear from you & thank you too! <3
They are so cute!!! I like mama’s orange colors on the wings. They make the mama looks bright golden in the sun.
Isn’t she a beauty! Her color palette is amazing. Glad you like her & cheers to you!
So beautiful all grown up, fab coloring — but oh! those babies! Too cute!!!
Birds are just gorgeous creatures!
Adorable!! The pair at the end especially 🙂 🙂
They were hidden in the grass and mama kept going over and checking on them!
When I first found these feathered beings on the Rhine River in Germany, I was very surprised. I never saw goslings, though, they are even more gorgeous than the adults. Your photos are marvelous.
I’m so glad you’ve seen them. I saw them in Africa where they belong and remember being shocked coming from South Africa and seeing them in London in St. James Park! Wonderful to see the babies in Heidelberg!
Some of them are really cute. And fantastic pictures!
Very pleased you enjoyed them!
Such beautiful birds, with that “kohl” around their eyes, they do look “Egyptian.”
Jo Ann said Cleopatra copied them!
Gosh, they’re sweet and very pretty!
Merci beaucoup mon ami~
Definitely haven’t seen these beauties in Ohio, plus I imagine they are not in the hollow. Great find, Cindy!
We need this kind of aggressive African Goose at The Holler. I wish they would fly over!
How adorable! And mama duck is quite captivating. I’ve never seen one like her!! 🦆❤️
I first saw them in Africa and took a photo of them in The Oliphants River that is one of my favorite photos. They looked amazing in their natural home!
How exciting! I love to travel with you!! <3
You are very fun to travel with!
They are so beautiful and cute.
We need beautiful & cute these days!
Absolutely gorgeous, my friend! You’re the ducktor of photography! ♡〜*ヾ(｡✪ｖ✪｡)ﾉﾞ*ヾ〜♡
I want Ducktor Duck to be my new name!!!!! I am now thinking of legally changing it. ♡〜*ヾ(｡✪ｖ✪｡)ﾉﾞ*ヾ〜♡
Awesome! LOL! ❤️🙏
🦆🦆🦆
Nice birds!)))))
Those goslings are just sooooooo cute. I’ve never seen the young ones before, but we do have (at least) one Egyptian Goose waddling around all the walking paths quite freely at Melbourne Zoo. The adults are really rather attractive with both their colour and feather patterns.
They are gorgeous birds aren’t they. I have now seen them in the wild in Africa, Germany and Britain!
Can’t help smiling, Cindy! 🙂 🙂
Yay! I aim for smiles.