A Walk Along Pine River

The geese were pretty wary of us.

This one was angled just right for the evening light to brighten it's eye.

I have no idea what this shell is.  I was in a very wet area near the river and saw a large shell...well large for a snail type shell.  Then I begin to look around and they were everywhere.  They were in wet leaves.  I could count probably 20 just by looking in a 4 or 5 foot area around where I was standing

The swan wasn't very cooperative in posing for me.  It stayed way far away.

If I was really quiet I could sneak up on the turtles.

This was a limb off a bush.

Geese

I enjoyed observing and photographing these 2 geese and their cute babies.  They sure were taking good care of the little goslings.  They were eating the dandelion blooms! 

When they decided it was time to leave, the lead adult went into the water and all the babies right behind it and the last adult squeezed up right close behind the babies.... keeping them safe from the front and rear.   Once they were out in the deep water far from the shore they let the babies spread out almost single file.  Very interesting to watch.