Pond (behold creatures: not just birds!)

It's been a while, so I have made some exciting advancements! To start with I want to share some pictures from a small pond I found with my husband quite near our house.

Several weeks ago we spotted a Canadian Goose on a nest:

We later walked around and found what must be it's mate: 

We visited again and found them both by the pond:

More recently when we visited, however, the nest was covered in fluff. The geese remained nearby, and seemed nervous and were behaving protectively, but there was no obvious sign of any babies.

On our most recent visit, they continued to react protectively, even calling to each other. 

They both ended up walking together away from the pond and through a field, eventually flying off together. We concluded that there most likely were no surviving goslings, however we don't know what happened to them.

We found a few other interesting animals in and around the pond that I wanted to share here (even though, as you might notice, they are not birds)

A frog

With a good look at the frogs legs

Frog with a neat reflection

A couple tadpoles

Another tadpole shot

A turtle just poking out of the water.

Finally, what I concluded was most likely a Northern Water Snake:

We hope to continue checking this pond, and will see what other friends we make there!

Thanks!