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On Friday the 28th
of January, I went out onto the Quay in front of my condo to see
if there was any morning photography to be had. I only found the
usual residents, which included several Canada Geese. I hadn't
taken any photos for about two weeks, so I decided to shoot some
while I watched the geese. That was a good thing, because a slice
of goose life unfolded before me.
This goose seemed to
be having a good day, just floating around, enjoying the morning.
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good to be true. Suddenly the poor goose is getting an earful from
another goose. I don't know what offended the other goose so, but
boy was it complaining. Maybe our first goose didn't squeeze from
the bottom end of the toothpaste or forgot to take the garbage out
or something. |
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| Upset by
the verbal onslaught, but not wanting to get into a shouting match,
our erstwhile goose steams off towards one end of a log while its
antagonist mounted the other end. |
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| Well, the
story doesn't end there, with our geese not talking with one another.
When the aggresive goose turns the other way, the first goose comes
over and makes a rude gesture at it. |
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| This secret
taunting seemed to blow off the remaining steam, and after that,
the couple became the picture of goosey domestic bliss. |
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Geese sure are funny,
aren't they?
I didn't do much other
photography that day, except for taking a few landscapes from
my balcony. Here's one of them, with a Great Blue Heron on the
dolphin by the closest lamp.
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In case
you're not familiar with this use of the word "dolphin,"
it's one of the less-used meanings of the word (although quite common
locally). Here's the scoop from the online Merriam-Webster; the
part after the "also:" is the usage here.
4. a spar or buoy
for mooring boats; also : a cluster of closely driven piles
used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boats
So I'm not saying that
there's a heron out there riding an aquatic mammal. Although that
would make a great photo.
Looking for porpoise
in life,
Tom
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