coot on nest, reflecting goose

Goose and coot

To Love is not to Look at eachother but both in the same direction

hello lovely one

egyptian geese

cootnest

the silly goose (thinks he is a swan)

nice gull

dinertime

drying

looking around

hey guys, look a photographer

Goodmorning

Egyptian Goose

looking up 8 floors, me looking down 8 floors.., contact

Cuddles from Amsterdam (1)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (2)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (3)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (4)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (5)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (6)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (7)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (8)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (9)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (10)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (11)

Cuddles from Amsterdam (12)

Touch Down

Teenager

Adult

on chick hunt..

doing tough

found a lovely girl

kiss-kiss

In 2019, The swan have their nest in the wet part of the old pier so ..He is on patrol

NO PASSING HERE!

MUHAHAHAA WE HAVE DOG FOR DINER

YES I CAN TAKE YOU BOTH

MAMMMMY

re-arranging the feathers

and leave those..

and .. BACK ON PATROL

My Man !!

on patrol

testing the child carrier

Hurry hurry, he is coming!

and now quick-quick out of here

hisssssss, Master may I come out too..?

Master..?

..hehehe

AND, thanks to another stupid dog we know they have 5 eggs

Humph.. I only asked if they have seen my ball

count your balls Dear, eh sorry your eggs

(19/05/19) There is NEW LIFE

3 mini swans came out today

(20/5) two more today

so they are with 5 and an egg

5

NEW LIFE

I can float !

(22) - still with 5 kids, the last egg never came out

having fun in the water

learning things and fun?

and there is more NEW LIFE

the coot has two newbies

having the nest close to the swans

huh.. are you still following me? go home!

NEW LIFE, mini-swans

Swans

learning

learning

eating or pushing the pier on it's place

Dad

silently they try to pass

but here the swan see them

she did get over it but he doesn't dare

and the swan is waiting for him

Oh damn, now the rest is coming too to see how to catch as goose

.."How, do I get there..?"

..funny to see how some birds forget they can fly to get to the other side

together

probably full of eggs too but get everytime chasen away by the coot

and they have that problem with the swans

even with your rings you are no macho this year

alone and waiting for her man

who was chasen over the street to another harbour

an older young gull

..sitting there the whole day waiting for a parent, sometimes he/she flies up with the others to see the bread we give the birds but doesn't eat, he/she has to wait for a parent to give some thrown up stuff

an other day at the water with the family

happy family

another youg gull watching them

the family

here they come again, silently too

..at this level they have ....him! (or her)

okay, bye have fun

it doesn't work, they don't come along if you stay there

okay I act like I come too

this works better

taking a peek without being seen

at the other side, someone is chasen away by the coot

always fun with the coot

He hello, I see you

I follow you

stay still..!

"I am a streaker yeah!", "you silly boy haha"

at the open IJ, approaching this building

the elder eating bread

the young don't understand what to do with it

the gulls do too

ready to hop on

mom is not reducing her speed

and the last two

really have to swim hard

to get on

making silly faces

ooh swimming in our food

together coming back from a day at the IJ

now kids, show us the way home

was it here right? yes right!, no Left

wrong Darling, next time you will know better

Geese that came here seeking some others..?

making sounds

and looking around

and stayed all day

A day later when the others had gone, thes came

searching for others..?

this maybe was their rendez vous spot but missed eachother by a day

june 6, yes! they found eachother and all and off they all go....to somewhere else, up to the northeast

(19-05-2020) A new family spotted in the IJ (1)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (2)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (3)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (4)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (5)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (6)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (7)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (8)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (9)

Ducks enjoying the bread too

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (10)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (11)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (12)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (13)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (14)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (15)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (16)

a new fresh family, 19/05/20 (17)

(17/12/21) swans arriving

same swans