The Moment After Triumph

Perhaps this story begins just after the mating was over. Success was obvious. The male Canada Goose spread his wings wide, as if celebrating the moment.

The male Canada Goose looked magnificent—strong, proud, and unmistakably happy.

Mating almost always happens on the water.

The female lowers her body slightly, and the male climbs onto her back while balancing with his wings.

This is post-copulation moment. 

The male Canada goose opened his beak and stretched neck calling loudly. After mating, males often give a strong series of honks.  He is announcing the successful mating and warning nearby geese to keep their distance.

Generally, life is good.

Beneath the Wing - II

 

A young male Muscovy duck folded into himself, emerald and violet feathers layered like scales of polished stone. Only one eye remained visible — rimmed in coral, watchful even in stillness.

Generally, life is good.

Still Life #4

 Generally, life is good.

Morning Wing Stretches

 

Dawn broke over a busy Bear River MBR. In the Tundra swan community, some still dozed, others were already foraging, while a few welcomed the morning with slow, elegant wing stretches.

Generally, life is good.