First taste of Spring and grass!

I cannot believe how yellow or how soft our new gosling is.  The colour  in the photograph here is not as intense as it appears in natural light. For the first 2 days after hatching, the gosling could hardly stand.  She shuffled around and kept falling over, looking very comical.
Luckily for her, she has a companion.  A friend hatched a duckling last week but went away on holiday so 'duck' has come to us for his holiday.  The pair were immediately curious and explored each other with their beaks.  Now they are inseparable.

Today seemed the warmest day of the year and Spring has sprung!  The unlikely pair had their first taste of grass and sunshine. They seemed very comfortable on grass and ran around after us. So different from 3 days ago. However, after their excursion in the garden, they were exhausted! Snuggling up together under the lamp, they could not keep their eyes open...