WotD: gosling

[muckefuck]

1. das Gänslein
2. het gansje
3. el ansarino
4. l'ocó
5. l'oison
6. an góislín
7. y cyw gŵydd
8. gąsię
9. 새끼거위
10. 小鵝 xiǎoé
11. 小雁 (こがん)

Notes: Today was a day to be outside, so I went for a stroll along the lagoon. The waterbirds were out napping and foraging on the bank, and among them were two dirty-looking goslings, their dark yellow down moulting to grey. Two adults were grazing alongside them, but a third was keeping watch and hissed as I approached. I gave her a wide berth as I crouched and watched the chicks.

After a while, I saw a young woman approach with an iPhone raised. "Watch out for that one," I warned her, "she hissed at me." She seemed incredulous that geese would attack and bite. When the mother eventually turned on her, too, she responded, "That's so intense! I can't believe she hissed at me!" We had a nice little chat about the geese, ducks, and blackbirds and then we each when on our way. I came across a chunk of bread being attacked by crows and brought it back with me, causing a riot among the mallards and geese when I began ripping off bits and tossing them among them.