Last weekend we had the one last fabulous day of summer - and since then - rain. I love the rain - but I love the surprise sunny days just before the rains start for autumn and winter in NW Washington.
We took advantage of the nice weather last Sunday and drove down to Skagit Valley to see the Snow Geese. My last post has lot of info about the Snow Geese - so I won't repost that - just some photos of them. You can read the Snow Goose information by clicking "older post" at the end of this post. We were really fortunate - there were flocks and flocks of Snow Geese right along the hiway on Fir Island - cars stopping on both sides of the road to look at the geese and take photos.
They never seem to land on top of each other - good radar I suppose
When someone would get out of their car and move quickly the geese would all look in that direction and move away from the road - getting farther and farther away . Hint - slow movements don't alarm the geese.
The darker variation of the Snow Geese are called Blue Geese - two Blue Geese mating will have Blue Geese - a Blue Goose and a Snow Goose mating can have both Blue and Snow Goslings
17 comments:
Gorgeous photography of nature's beautiful geese ~ What a 'gaggle' of them!
Happy Week ahead for you >
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
The snow geese sure do flock in numbers and make an impressive display in a field. We'll have lots of Canada geese flock in fields but not in large groups like the snow geese.
Thank you for linking to Mosaic Monday.
They are amazing! It makes you so thankful to have a camera that you can take tons of photos of such a spectacular scene! I'm in AWE!!! Hugs, Diane
Phew! It's hard to imagine so many of them but you certainly managed to get good shots!
They are so beautiful, and there are so MANY! What amazing photos, Jo Ann. Every single one!
Awesome scenes! Seeing these large flocks is amazing.. They are beautiful birds. Great photos and mosaics.. Have a happy week!
Wow! That's a lot of geese!
Snow Geese are so bright in the fields. They don't usually come to our island, but I've seen them on the mainland - beautiful birds. These are really great photos, JoAnn, so glad you shared them with us.
JoAnn, what amazing creatures and such beautiful photos. You have so much to see where you are..Happy Monday..Judy
Winter visitors are such fun to greet. I haven't had time yet to check them out.
I never thought of that - they don't land on top of each other! You're right. Perfect radar!
These are amazing birds, fun that they can all choose a spot to land and not on each other as you say. These are fantastic photos, beautiful and such a good subject thanks for sharing
Oh just look at all those Geese - you captured them beautifully!!
I have heard about their migration, but never saw them in person...so seeing them through your eyes was a treat.
I am in awe of the huge quantity of geese that have migrated at the same time to settle in this field. So much of God's beauty all in one place. Beautiful photography!
These are incredible scenes, the geese are so beautiful!
We never see them around here - just the Canada geese who of course are less welcome, especially in people's gardens and in public places where they make such a mess.
These pics are just fantastic JoAnn - thanks so much for sharing and telling about the darker Blue Geese too. The skies were certainly full of winged beauties - were they crying out as they flew?
Hugs Mary -
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