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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Bristol Goose Invasion


There is an old industrial area in Bristol with a pond and a grassy area between an old building and the rail station. The pond and grassy area is home to an army of geese and some turtles. There were also some furry little critters that swam around and seemed to be building burrows. What surprised me was the loud hiss the goose made when the furry creature(anyone know what they are?) got close.
The goose sounded just like a cat and the bottom picture is the actual moment that it happened. Enlarge the photos to see if you can tell what the furry critters are.
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14 comments:

  1. MarthaJune 20, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    I'm thinking that furry critter might be a muskrat! Guess are noisy and can be very mean. I grew up next to a farm, specifically the farms pond was next to our back yard, and we had gaggles of Canadian geese and muskrats!

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  2. Cezar and LéiaJune 20, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    Hello dear James!
    Fantastic pictures!I think it is a otter!
    Great post and very interesting! :-)
    Anyway they are cute friends!
    Léia

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  3. SnapJune 20, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Not sure about the furry critter (muskrat, beaver, otter). Great post. Canada geese are fun to watch.

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  4. crocrodylJune 20, 2009 at 5:35 PM

    Very cute, but what I have to say it's they are HUGE!
    It seems to be that the 'grassy area' is perfect for them:)
    Regards,
    m_m

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  5. pennyJune 20, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    You were in the right place at the right time for this confrontation, James. Canadian geese can be very protective, I wouldn't want to be that critter... Fantastic capture, thanks for sharing.

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  6. i beatiJune 20, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    fun to see those critters together

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  7. storytellerJune 20, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    These are MARVELOUS photographs ... definitely worth embiggening to see the detail. Love the feathers on the grass and all the shadowy reflections in addition to the 'critters' ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  8. JamesJune 20, 2009 at 7:25 PM

    Thanks Martha, I just googled muskrat and that's one for sure.

    Thanks to all for coming to my blog and commenting.

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  9. LowellJune 20, 2009 at 7:33 PM

    It's not a beaver and not an otter...I'd vote for Muskrat. Nice pics of beautiful birds, too. But the darn things are so terribly messy...crap all over the place if you should pardon the expression!

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  10. SusanJune 20, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    Wonderful photos.

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  11. 2sweetnsaxyJune 20, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    These are wonderful! How cool that you were able to capture the interaction between them. I've only seen a muskrat in a photo and that's what I thought it was. I'm glad you already confirmed it.

    As for what lens I use, I don't. I have a Fujifilm S8000fd and I can't switch lenses. It does have a built-in 18x zoom lens and a macro and super-macro feature.

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  12. MarthaJune 21, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Great shots James! :-)

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  13. Sally in WAJune 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    Great pictures, James! I like the last one where the goose is fussing at the furry one.

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  14. UnknownJune 22, 2009 at 1:00 AM

    It's a muskrat !! :-)

    That last photo is really cool ... I wonder if the geese had a nest in the area..

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