Goslings! This was taken in the spring of 2006 at the Chagrin River. I just now noticed that the second baby from the mom is huge, and the other three are smaller! Ah, but there is scientific(ish) reasoning for this! Geese all nest seperately, but a few days after the babies hatch, mom and dad often move the whole family to another spot, where many other goose families tend to converge as well. Sometimes, parents will leave their goslings with the other families that end up there as well, and then fly off to a molting ground with the other geese who haven't bred successfully. When all is said and done, a few adult geese are left with much bigger broads to look after. Naturally speaking, a bigger brood means that there is less chance of someone eating one of your chicks.

Or it could just be a freak.