exodus

they flew off in a great number: honking wildly - wings flapping - webbed feet moving rapidly across the ground... to get away... from...

the dog! yes, a dog... that interrupted their peaceful interlude of sunbathing. they were minding their own business - not bothering anyone - nibbling at the grasses... when suddenly - a man decided it would be fun to unleash his dog - so it could go running madly into the midst of the geese... barking and raising a ruckus.

i didn't think it was funny. it was unnecessary to scare them in such a fashion - but i was too far away from him to say anything...

fortunately, the water provided an escape route for them... and they proved to move much more quickly than the dog - yay!

in the process... i got some great action shots of the flock of them - in various stages of their exodus.  safety for them - pictures for me...

happy day.....