Happy family (and nary a thought of Christmas)

Coming back down from the Steppe I passed a swollen ditch (it’s ice melt time right now) and spied this happy family from the window of the Jeep. It was a matter of a moment to wind down the window and whip out the camera for this delightful spring shot.

English name: Upland Goose (aka Magellan Goose)
Argentine Name: Cauquen Comun
Latin classification: Chloephaga picta

Shot: Junin de Los Andes, Argentina, 13 November 2013