Make Way for Goslings

I'm not a fan of geese. In fact, I think they're some of the nastiest animals on the planet. And may the nastiest in an urban area. But baby animals always make me smile, regardless of their menacing nature as adults.

I've been watching this family for a while. Mom and Dad seem very attentive and protective.

The little family about three weeks ago

The babies

I saw them again last week, stopping car traffic as they crossed the street to go back to their plot of land on the Chicago River near the East Bank Club. Mom and Dad still hover over their little brood. 

Three weeks later their goose-shape has started to fill in.
They look like fluffier versions of their parents.