Márton, the White Goose, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.
I remember the Márton character at the famous work of Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, and also TV cartoon series, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, in original, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, 1906. This white goose and family lives at the half frozen small lake at Bolu Mountains, Gerede near a motel. The same dilemma as Selma Lagerlöf's Márton, they can fly away but they don't... Because they are well fed and protected. They model for photographers too...