geese Archives • Into the Light Adventures

Circle the Wagons, that is my thought when I was watching these 4 egrets walking in a circle in the river. Or perhaps they were playing Duck Duck Goose, if anyone remembers that game from our childhood. I wonder if kids play games like that outside anymore. Ring around the Rosie, Hop Scotch, Annie Annie Over. All great games when I was a youngster.

These four Egrets are just fishing and the second photo is 4 Geese flying overhead with gorgeous blue sky in the background.

Circle the Wagons

by Sandra J

I Was Waiting For Them

By Sandra | September 3, 2021

I Was Waiting For Them this morning. Every morning about 4 groups of geese fly over head towards the east. This first photo shows the sun is just coming up as they fly over, so you can see the sun light on the front of their wings. I have not seen geese all summer but come September they do this fly over everyday, I am not sure where they are going and in the evening they fly back towards the west.

They start about 7:30 am, when the sun is just coming up and by the 3rd group that fly’s over, it gets a little brighter and the sky starts turning into a beautiful blue instead of gray.

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

by Sandra J

Smooth as Ice Landing

By Sandra | December 9, 2020

Smooth as Ice Landing, I do love the sun light on the wings of this goose as it is landing in front of me. As if a spot light was shinning right on it. These kind of photos make me smile. So many layers to a birds wings, you just don’t see it unless you can stop the motion with a photograph.

Now this is almost like a perfect landing, no pre splash on the water as they glide right on top before touching the water.

I have never seen a landing like this, the shot is like a micro second before they touch the water.

This photo below is usually the shots I get after they splash into the water.

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Smooth as Ice Landing

by Sandra J

The Geese are Back on the River

By Sandra | December 8, 2020

The Geese are Back on the River, I like watching the geese landing on water, just like the Pelicans, they use those large webbed feet to skid across the water as if they are sliding into home every time.

This group was flying low and coming right at me. They swooped up just as they got close. I think it was looking right at me.

This one was flying over a little ice on the water, amazing how they can just touch the water with the wing tips at times.

The Geese are Back on the River
goose flying over ice

Now this one, I am going to guess it is a snow goose, but it may be a pet to someone. It was in a field by some grain bins. It looks a little plump for those small wings. Eating a tad to much corn maybe.