"Onkers" the famous goose

Photo:Hello, I am Onkers

Hello, I am Onkers

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:Here I am waking up and stretching in the early-morning sunshine on the banks of the River Exe

Here I am waking up and stretching in the early-morning sunshine on the banks of the River Exe

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:I love disco dancing and I like to think that I am just as good as John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever

I love disco dancing and I like to think that I am just as good as John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:Next I like to perform acrobatics, first, touching my toes

Next I like to perform acrobatics, first, touching my toes

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:Then I move into deeper water, one large kick …

Then I move into deeper water, one large kick …

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © rowena Jay.

Photo:and over we go. A perfect somersault

and over we go. A perfect somersault

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:I can also be very graceful with my ballet dancing, first, an arabesque

I can also be very graceful with my ballet dancing, first, an arabesque

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:Then my beautiful wing positions

Then my beautiful wing positions

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:Last, "Bring me sunshine"! I am almost as good as Morecambe and Wise

Last, "Bring me sunshine"! I am almost as good as Morecambe and Wise

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

Photo:I applaud myself

I applaud myself

Photo by Rowena Jay. Copyright © Rowena Jay.

The Quay, Exeter

Part one - the dancing goose
By Rowena Jay

These photographs and captions are extracts from a small book and strictly the copyright of Rowena Jay.

Hello - I am "Onkers" and probably the most famous resident on the River Exe. A few years back I was known as "the goose that thought he was a swan". Recently, I found a new family but that is another story and more photographs will come soon!

I hope that you will enjoy the two galleries of photographs, I am really a very clever goose!

Please click the link for my second gallery, Bath time and other activities.

This page was added by Rowena Jay on 14/11/2007.

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i wish to cut out these lovely photos and put them on my wall!

By John
On 20/02/2008

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