Mr. and Mrs. GOOSE present their new 'goslings' .....

This was the first annual sighting of Mother Goose, Father Goose and all the little Goslings, who just made their first appearance on May Day, and course, they are adorable. As happens every year, they have moved out of their temporary rental, which is actually a nest owned by our Chesapeake Harbour Osprey, who return every May 1st to relaim it. It's always a difficult and long struggle for the Osprey to evict Mrs. Goose, but year after year she flatly refuses to leave until her eggs are hatched, the goslings are safe, healthy and ready to leave the nest with her. They have now made their official debut and will be seen roaming throughout our community, splashing in puddles, learning to swim in the bay, and now they will move on. Meanwhile, the vulture birds will clean out the nest, and the Osprey will happily return to their nest for the 'season'.