My early morning visit to the swan's nest (previous post) revealed that none of the eggs had, or were, hatching. It takes around 35 days for this to happen and since I don't know the dates they were laid I have to return on a regular basis to catch the event.
So I set off to my secondary location to check on the progress of the Greylag families of Poole Park. Whilst trying to deftly get into a suitable position to photograph one of the larger families I notice a pair of geese swimming across the lake with just one gosling. Whether there were originally more - I strongly suspect there were - I don't know, but many fall victim to predators. Since this lone survivor has both parents there is now a chance that their undivided attention to this gosling will aid in its survival.
300mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/2000 second at f/5. -0.33 EV compensation. ISO 400
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