1810_1202 Snow Geese - a photo on Flickriver

1810_1202 Snow Geese

            Last year I forgot. The seasons change so quickly here on the northern prairie that if you blink, or get distracted for more than a moment, you can miss something amazing. This year, I had a doctor's appointment on Oct 17, itself more than an hour's drive from my home (that's what you get for choosing to live in an isolated location), and luckily I remembered that the waterfowl are usually staging at Reed Lake by mid-October. I brought my gear along, and drove the additional 45 minutes, hoping there were still some Snow Geese hanging around. 

Well... the lake was rimmed with them, like foam along the seashore. The air was filled with their calls. You may notice a few geese in this shot that are significantly smaller than the norm. These are Ross's Geese. Both the Snow and Ross's Goose have a dark morph version, which you can see sprinkled liberally through this flock. On the water, the few swans visible are Tundra Swans; mixed in with them are various ducks. But the show stoppers were the 30,000 or more Snow Geese, in constant motion, flying in, flying out, landing, taking off, squabbling, calling, feeding, resting, and getting ready for the next stage of their southbound journey.

Photographed at Reed Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Herbert (show map)

Taken on: October 17, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/8.0, 1/2500 sec, 500mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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