They're heading your way

iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
edited October 6, 2005 in Wildlife
Heading your way if you live south of the 49th that is.I could hear a bunch of squaking out my window the other day and looked up to see a large flock of Snow Geese heading south for the winter.I grabed my camera in time for the second wave of them.The shots may not be that good but it's my first time capturing snow geese so I was happy.

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I took a picture once
but they made me give it back.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2005
    Nice ones Ice. thumb.gif Shooting those birds when they are right overhead is tough.
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2005
    Nice shots Ice. I just wish they would stop by near my house :D
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  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2005
    Thanks Harry,I know what you mean by overhead shooting,these things realy move and you have to pan pretty fast....ice
    Harryb wrote:
    Nice ones Ice. thumb.gif Shooting those birds when they are right overhead is tough.
    I took a picture once
    but they made me give it back.
  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2005
    Thanks Steve,im not sure if these snow geese make it out your way or not.If you do see them you better be quick cause these things are fast...ice
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Nice shots Ice. I just wish they would stop by near my house :D
    I took a picture once
    but they made me give it back.
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2005
    Snow geese! Cool!

    The honkers are gathering on the north Sask right now - just down the hill from us. They squack and squack at night - goose, coyote, dog, goose, coyote, dog. I'm pretty sure there are other species in the flock in the field - way too dark to be canada geese. But snow geese - how cool is that.

    Great shots - they are sure pretty.

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  • luckydogluckydog Registered Users Posts: 396 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2005
    Great shots Ice! thumb.gif

    White birds, fast moving, bright light...You did good, mate.
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  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2005
    Hi Ann thanks for your reply.Lots of snowy's comming down from the far north now,im seeing them every day.Im heading over to the Vinca bridge in the morning to get some more on the North Sask river.Sure is getting chilly in our neck of the woods now.Last sunday I had snow in my yard:cry ...ice
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Snow geese! Cool!

    The honkers are gathering on the north Sask right now - just down the hill from us. They squack and squack at night - goose, coyote, dog, goose, coyote, dog. I'm pretty sure there are other species in the flock in the field - way too dark to be canada geese. But snow geese - how cool is that.

    Great shots - they are sure pretty.

    ann
    I took a picture once
    but they made me give it back.
  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2005
    Thanks for the kind words...ice
    luckydog wrote:
    Great shots Ice! thumb.gif

    White birds, fast moving, bright light...You did good, mate.
    I took a picture once
    but they made me give it back.
  • tinbashertinbasher Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
    edited October 6, 2005
    Hey nice shots there Mr.Ice.

    I am glad you clarified something for me....all this time I thought those birds going over my house were snow geese? You know, there white, yellow bills,gray patches on the wings, follow the garbage trucks....

    :)
    Tony
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  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2005
    Hi Mr Tinbasher

    Nice to hear from you.Sounds like you need help identifing your birds,well the good folks in here can help.You know if you follow the garbage trucks around it would be a good chance to get some close-ups of them gulls:D .Thats an interesting sig pic you have,I think its time to cut your grassrolleyes1.gif .Are we still on for a photo shoot this weekend,give me a call...ice
    tinbasher wrote:
    Hey nice shots there Mr.Ice.

    I am glad you clarified something for me....all this time I thought those birds going over my house were snow geese? You know, there white, yellow bills,gray patches on the wings, follow the garbage trucks....

    :)
    Tony
    I took a picture once
    but they made me give it back.
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