Proud Father and family

I always used to think this large goose was some kind of greylag goose but it is apparently a Chinese goose - identifiable by the knob above its beak.  It is the noisiest bird l know calling out incessantly.
It is quite common for them to interbreed - as is the case here - see extra.
I last blipped this goose back on 10th April.
We got our internet service back on yesterday afternoon,  thankfully.  On a sad note youngest son M, headed back to the States in the afternoon, he will be back in September.