Everything has it's beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius
Sometimes the picture doesn't have to be perfect; it's the captured moment that counts. - me

Friday, 10 June 2011

Here comes the weekend

A few to go into the weekend with.



 I seem to have a lot of pictures of geese at the moment, for some reason. These are Canada Geese goslings.


Here's another, a little bigger, with his mum, or dad.




And another proud mum.




Female Mallard, with her young.

Ok, enough of the 'cute' stuff for now.



 A Little Grebe.



 Black-headed Gull, with something for a nest, maybe?



 A Robin, with a snack.




Pied Wagtail, posing this morning.



 Canada Geese goslings. Growing up fast now.


And last one from a noisy adult.





Have a great weekend, whatever you are doing.

42 comments:

Dar said...

Always a treat stopping in for a peek. Your goslings are the cutest lil fur balls. Mom and Pop are cool too. The last looks as tho he has a story to tell. Great stuff!
BlessYourHeart

kathrin said...

so lovely that birds !!! I love them all !!! Have a realy nice weekend, big hugh Kathrin

Doreen said...

I can tell by the last pic you were too close!! lol I love seeing all the babies this time of year, but yes, they grow so fast. I really enjoyed this post Keith.

texwisgirl said...

They're all so beautiful! Thanks for sharing these with us!!!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks for stopping by Dar :-)

Thank you Kathy. Have great weekend too. :-)

Thanks Doreen. Yea, there were a few goslings nearby, and he was just letting me know lol

Thanks Theresa. Glad you enjoyed them. :-)

ADRIAN said...

What a set..........the last is my favourite but the BHG is the best.

Pescalune said...

You can go on as much as you want with your "cute" stuff ! lol - love those pics !!
Have a great weekend too Keith ! ;)

Sondra said...

Great shot of all those Teeth on that last shot..CUTE babes, and the little grebe great shots!! Have a greate weekend!I notice when I arrive on Live Traffic Feed it has me in all kinds of locations in the Southeastern USA, since I moved to wireless connection--SO far it has neve given my correct location.lol

JM said...

What a great set of shots this is! The chicks are absolutely cute and the flying bird, surely nesting, is an outstanding capture.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Adrian. I rather like the last one too.

Thank you Pescalune. I seem to have a lot of 'cute' stuff lol
Enjoy your weekend too.

Thank you Sondra. I have a similar problem with that live traffic feed; I'm all over the place. lol

Thank you JM. Lots of cuteness about at the moment :-)

Bob Bushell said...

Brilliant series Keith.

It's Time to Live said...

Here I am sitting in Jail (I work there) wishing I was out with you and the birds at the Lake.

Horst in Edmonton said...

Awesome photos, keith. I love them all.

Frank said...

Lovely series Keith. Have a great weekend, whatever the weather brings.

Robin said...

Great shots! I pariclarily like the Robin, but then again I would!

Angie said...

Lovely selection Keith. My favourite time of the year. Hope all is well. Nice to catch up. A

Anonymous said...

I can just picture you on your belly to get some of those shots, Keith! Am I right? Great stuff.

cheers,
Wilma

still can't log on as myself. ;-(

Linda said...

A beautiful set of images, Keith. I especially enjoyed the black-headed gull in flight and the robin with a snack. Both just gorgeous.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Bob, glad you enjoyed them.

Thanks Dale. For a minute there......lol

Thank you Horst :-)

Cheers Frank. Have a good weekend too :-)

Angie, thank you. Good to see you about again. Hope all is well.

Thank you Wilma. Yea, you're right. I'm thinking of spending some time laying down, and just see what arrives. It'll save struggling to get back up. lol

Thank you Linda. The gull came out better than I hoped. :-)

The Herald said...

Great set Keith,but watch out that last picture looks,to me,like it's a final warning! lol.

holdingmoments said...

I think you're right Trevor. He was certainly keeping an eye on me.

ShySongbird said...

Wonderful set Keith! My favourites are the Canada gosling with its parent, the Robin and the last one of the Canada Goose.

Sarah Knight said...

Lovely shots!
The little ones are so cute : )

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Jan. I've been very pleased with what I've taken so far this month.

Thanks Sarah. I can't resist taking their pictures. :-)

Tricia said...

There's something about the Canada goose and its gosling.... (2nd picture) - don't know what it is but it's definitely got the X element.

It's as though the parent is introducing the young one to the big world.... "it's all out there for you, little one".

Roy said...

Great set of images Keith, including the mouthy Canada.{:)

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Tricia. That's just how I felt about that second picture. It's like he's saying, 'this is all yours' :-)

Thanks Roy. Yea, he certainly gave me a telling off lol

Hilary said...

Wonderful images, Keith. Those wee ones are hard to resist but all of your photos are taken with such love.. and it shows.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Hilary. Yea, my biggest love :-)

Bobbster said...

Cracking pictures keep, your photography has reached another level of late, well done.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Bob. Appreciate your comments. :-)

Amila said...

What a great post with so many great birds!

Fée des bois said...

Lovely models and great pictures!

holdingmoments said...

Amila, thank you :-)

Fée des bois , thank you for stopping by, and your comment.

Adam Tilt said...

You can never have too many Geese Keith! Unless you are an area of grass of course.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Adam. I've certainly got plenty around my local lake lol

Pat said...

What a wonderful group of photos! That last one is priceless!

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Pat. He was certainly making his feelings known lol

Lisa RedWillow said...

I love the babies.. Brilliant shots of them all. I really enjoy your view. Have a great rest of the night.

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Lisa :-)

Dominic Gendron said...

Great serie, first and 2nd are special ;)

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Dominic :-)