I thought you might like an update on the orphaned gosling I met on May 16. This is how he looked then:
And this is how he looks now!
Quite a difference, isn’t it? I couldn’t believe it when I ran into Kodak and his rescuer. I actually looked around for the scrawny runt who I guessed hadn’t survived. But no, there he was!
He still likes to stick close to his mentor:
As he did a month ago:
But the plan is to get him used to other goslings and get him repatriated into a clutch. To do this, his human “dad” brings feed to entice the other geese to come get to know Kodak.
With patience, it seems to be working. “If there is a threat from outside of them, like a dog, Kodak will follow them into the water,” the man tells me. “He joins the group.”
He’s been concerned that Kodak has imprinted with him and also their dogs. Kodak is very comfortable around all of them, but is beginning to be more comfortable with other goslings, as well.
Stay tuned for the next installment in the continuing saga of Kodak, the Wonder Goose!
Hope he’s accepted!