Canada Goose - A Whole Lot of Flapping

The Canada Geese Goslings are growing up up fast. I took these pictures a week ago yesterday at Fernhill Wetlands near the parking lot. Birds are typically pretty tame in this area as people frequently feed them here.
At one point one the adults flapped its wings boldly.

This seemed to catch on as one the goslings also started flapping. Of course, it doesn't have much to flap yet.

Eventually, the gaggle made their way down to the water. I've noticed a behavior that the parents exhibit with their young on more than one occasion. They lower their head, then extend it out forward. It's kind of like they are herding the goslings, showing them the way.

I'm not sure if this is the real intent, but it is interesting.

Canada Goose - Goslings

These are first Canada Goose goslings I've seen this year. They crossed the road a ways in front of me, swam the canal and hung out on a berm. For a while they grazed, then eventually the goslings snuggled up to mom (dad?). Not sure if they were tired or trying to get out of the nasty rain, wind and cold.

Canada Goose Gosling

This Canada Goose gosling is from the same brood from an earlier post. They have grown quite a bit in past 3 or so weeks. Their color has also changed from yellow to gray brown.