Snow Goose Migration - C and C Welcome

[Sailorstu]

I was very lucky this week to get to a small pond outside Ottawa where a flock of several thousand Snow Geese were resting before continuing their migration from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico.

#1 - Hey, you five, you're headed in the wrong direction...get with the program.



#2 - Geese Everywhere



#3 - A few in flight.

[Shadowman]

Nice set.

[pnodrog]

Very nice. To the nearest one or two how many where there?

[Kaye Leggett]

Wow what a spectacle and nicely caught on camera

[John 2]

Wow what a spectacle and nicely caught on camera

+1 How did they land - vertically?

[Sam W]

Beautiful set.

[Sailorstu]

Thanks Shadowman.

[Sailorstu]

Thanks L. Paul - My estimate would be around 4,892, with a margin of error of .0003%, or roughly 1.5 geese. That applies if you don't include the 5 Canada geese mixed in with the snow geese!

Kaye and Sam: Thanks for commenting, it certainly was an amazing spectacle!

[SamRothstein]

I count 7 going the wrong way

A nice experience and set for sure.

[Sailorstu]

+1 How did they land - vertically?

John, actually yes. They came in at a low angle initially to identify their landing spot and then reduced their air speed at the last minute to drop into the water nearly vertically. Quite a lot of flapping, cackling and cavorting as you might imagine.

[Wavelength]

WOW; so much of geese .......will there be any remaining fish in their feeding rivers?

[Ziggy]

Enjoyed viewing.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice images, I especially like #1

[NorthernFocus]

Nice set. Collectively they give a good sense of the goings on of the flock. Stumbling across a similar situation years ago is what got me hooked on shooting birds in flight. It's an awesome thing to witness so many birds at one time.

[pnodrog]

Thanks L. Paul - My estimate would be around 4,892, with a margin of error of .0003%, or roughly 1.5 geese. That applies if you don't include the 5 Canada geese mixed in with the snow geese!

Amazingly close to my manual count of more than 71.4 but I forgot to not include the Canada geese..

I can appreciate it would have been a spectacular sight.

[IzzieK]

+1 How did they land - vertically?

Just to remind you, John...they are birds, not helicopters...I bet you some of these birds will be passing this way in the Midwest soon. I've seen quite a few of them heading South yesterday...they must the 10 black ones in your first shot, Stuart...

I am glad someone was there to see them off...you. Good shots.