Mewzings: Of "Fluffies" and other fun spring stuff

We have recently started visiting a new park about a mile from home called Highlands Park. The main part of the park is a huge outdoor pool complex, but off to the side is a wetlands/marsh area with boardwalk trails. We stopped once just out of curiousity, and within minutes we were hooked. On our first visit, we saw a Great Blue Heron, so we keep going back looking for "the big guy" and we now have fallen in love with the other fun wildlife.

After the heron, it was the frogs, and then the Mallard duck family with 5 babies, and most recently we've discovered a Canada goose family with 5 babies as well!

Enjoy our photos and videos. Make sure your sound is on for the videos!

Let's start with "The Big Guy" - AKA Great Blue Heron:
(These are from different dates from April and May - I assume it is the same bird?)
He really doesn't move enough to take videos of. These birds are the KINGS of Patience!
.... and I apologize that I can't tell a male from a female. Maybe my Bird Expert Friends
can help me with this...

April 16 was Frog Orgy Day. This was a total accident - we just happened to stop by on the day all the frogs decided to go CRAZY with their annual spring mating ritual. They were hard to see in places, but there were times we could see them jumping around.

Video of Loud Frogs 4-16-16

Next come the ducks. We have seen LOTS of Mallards in the area this year. They have been actively coming to our feeder in the back yard, and there are MANY at the park. One pair is now raising 5 babies:

Video of Baby Mallard Ducks 5-6-16

These are the pair we have at home - we have named them Hershel and Matilda. They come 2-3 times a day - waddling up from the creek behind the house. They really have personality!

Then there are the geese. I was so excited to see Goose Fluffies yesterday! We think we counted 5. See how many you can find! We think they are a little younger than the Duck Fluffies.