Family of three

Family of three
Originally uploaded by Rexfree_99

This is the family of Canada Geese that have moved to Cache Creek year round apparently. They mostly seem to live across the creek from my house, in my neighbor's yard,, but have been coming up stream to the land to a spot overlooking the creek that we mowed.
I have spotted their scat but this is the first time I saw them up so close and personal. The alpha male is very watchful, and up close, very large and intimidating, but didn't make any aggressive moves. So, in order, we have Dad, Ma, and the kid, who is almost as big as Ma.
I think the huge German Shepard who swam the creek was coming after these guys because when I encountered the dog, and herded him with a go home command, he headed back where they had been and they were all swimming around in Cache Creek.
I was mainly concerned with keeping the damn dog away from the downed Osprey at that point.