In many respects Canada Geese are seen as pests: aggressive, noisy, defecating park dwellers. Their ubiquity and their unimpressive markings - compared to other species - make them one of the less-celebrated aquatic birds.

For many of us during 2020, local pockets of nature grew to be our sanctuary. One precious daily walk, and all its offerings, gave new witness to the evolving dramas of the natural world on our doorstep:

The building of a nest; the laying of eggs; the formidability of new parents protecting their young.

In the mundanity of the every day, the seasonal habits of these previously unappreciated urban creatures provided entertainment and solace, fascination and momentum.

This work is a celebration. Of the local and the unremarkable. Of the familiar through new eyes.