This upland goose was minding his business as he walked along the shoreline with his goslings on Carcass Island in the Falklands… Then, suddenly a kelp goose (all white) came out of nowhere and went after the goslings. Dad quickly squared off as the youngsters ran to safety with Mom (you can see the last two goslings to the right of frame)… Dad made a nice move to the right of the kelp goose… Then applied a few quick jabs to the midsection… The kelp goose was overmatched and fled the scene… Order restored, Dad joined Mom and the kids to continue on their way. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 300mm) ISO 400, f/14 at various shutter speeds of 1/400th of a second to 1/800th of a second
It looks like the kelp goose outweighed the upland dad goose also.But that didn’t seem to matter. The parental drive to protect their young is overwhelmingly strong.
oh what great story, to tell to kids, at bed time, they like the part , where get into fight, ? they take side to se which one will win ? ( great pic. today.
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Then, suddenly a kelp goose (all white) came out of nowhere and went after the goslings. Dad quickly squared off as the youngsters ran to safety with Mom (you can see the last two goslings to the right of frame)…
Dad made a nice move to the right of the kelp goose…
Then applied a few quick jabs to the midsection…
The kelp goose was overmatched and fled the scene…
Order restored, Dad joined Mom and the kids to continue on their way.
A story with the great shots. Loved it.
Thanks Donna. Always nice to be able to tell a bit of a story with multiple pictures.
Pleasent walk by the lake —- Disturbed by confrontive ganderosity —- And lots of fowl language.
It looks like the kelp goose outweighed the upland dad goose also.But that didn’t seem to matter. The parental drive to protect their young is overwhelmingly strong.
They were about the same size. The photos make it look otherwise, but Mr. Upland was more than a formidable opponent for Mr. Kelp.
What a great dad!
What an amazing story. And the photos capture it beautifully.
Loved the series and the story.
oh what great story, to tell to kids, at bed time, they like the part , where get into fight, ? they take side to se which one will win ? ( great pic. today.
I love this little story. I almost felt as if I was there.