Showing posts with label mother's love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mother's love. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Mother Goose & Her Golden Eggs ...

“Rock-a-bye baby, thy cradle is green;

Father’s a nobleman, Mother’s a queen …”

          ~ “Mother Goose”

 ~ The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales & later of English nursey rhymes

  ~ In 1697, Charles Perrault published a collection of folktales with the subtitle “Contes de ma mère l'oye” (Tales from my Mother Goose), which became beloved throughout France and was translated into English in 1729

Talk about the wonder of nature in action! A Canada Goose looms over her eggs just before sitting on them as the gander stands guard in the spring waters of the Monocacy Creek on a late April afternoon at Monocacy Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Soon precious goslings will hatch from these eggs.

Once nesting has begun, the male and female will both defend the nest. The female lays eggs about every 1.5 days. Once all the eggs are laid, incubation begins.

Between one and ten, but normally five to six eggs are laid in the nest in March, April or May. Eggs are incubated by the goose (female) while the gander (male) stands guard nearby. The female leaves the nest only briefly each day to feed. Eggs hatch after 25 to 30 days.


 

Monday, April 18, 2016

Natural Tenderness ...



"One touch of nature makes 
the whole world kin."
                         ~ William Shakespeare
                                        ~ 1564-1616

My favorite white-tailed deer doe and her 
sweet fawn are seen in a tender moment
that is nature's version of a mother-daughter
portrait on a summer evening in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe 
and her fawns since 2012, and it's a 
true joy to me personally and as a photographer.   

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Mama And Me ...


"A mother's heart is a patchwork of love."
                                            ~ Author Unknown

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe and her button buck
share a sweet moment in the park a few days after
Christmas. 

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns
for three years, and it's a true joy to me personally and
as a photographer. 

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Love In The Wings ...



Precious Canadian geese goslings nestle in the wings of their
mama on the day before Mother's Day 2014 at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.