A couple days ago, I was raking leaves in the yard when I heard the distinct honking sounds of a flock flying overhead.
It didn't sound like either Canada geese or swans. The flock was enormous, too large to take in on one camera shot. But what kind of birds were they?
By cropping the photo, I could see black wing tips.
Aha! Mystery solved. These are snow geese.
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Snow geese are famous for their spectacular feats of migration, typically about 3,000 miles twice a year. What a privilege to see them in action during this accomplishment.
They'll be landing in our corn fields soon. Wilder, Idaho
ReplyDeletewhen i was growing up in Iowa, we seldom saw any geese migrating. now, thanks to the stedfast conservation efforts of groups like geese unlimited, the Iowa daily hunting limit of snow and blue geese is 20. and the posession limit is literally as many as your freezer will hold.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if snow geese fly over Alabama.
ReplyDeleteOr outside of Parma by the thousands.....Fort Boise Wildlife Preserve gets 50,000 to 60,000 at a time coming through. It would like a train when they take off. A sparking tornado when they land. It's quite a sight.
ReplyDeleteThat first picture kind of looks like a bird in outline form!
ReplyDeleteNice photo!
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