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29-NOV-2007 Copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Jumbled to the Abstact

Snow Geese in Flight

When frightened by a predatory Eagle, hundreds of Snow Geese will simultaneously take to the sky together in a frenzied panic. Often flying into each other, goose wings can be broken. This, in turn, leaves various individuals helpless and easy prey for the predators. A number of Geese may actually die from their injuries. Those become food for the Scavengers. Besides being predators, Eagles are also scavengers. Therefore, they eventually end up the winner - even if the Geese do escape their initial attack. Surprisingly, the ratio of injured Geese is low in comparison to how many times a day that they will flee in a disorganized, packed crowd. It is an awesome sight to see the sky covered with a sea of white Snow Geese in an age old act of Nature.

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Buba Jafarli19-Jul-2013 09:40
Unbelievable... the image looks like an abstract! V.
Chad Ramsey01-Aug-2009 13:53
Wow that looks like one of those photos you stare at and find an image in. Amazing~V
Barry Ailetcher13-Nov-2008 05:49
WOW what a great capture Liz fantastic image
Debbie Blackburn Beierle13-Dec-2007 05:54
How they keep from getting tangled up??? Amazing shot. I'm thinking jig-saw puzzle!!
Ron Asp11-Dec-2007 10:25
Pretty Impressive photo Liz, and that is one excellent camera-lens combination...wow...Thanks for sharing.
Yves Rubin09-Dec-2007 01:10
WOW! THis is an amazing sight. This reminds me of the Escher birds, or even a Jackson Pollock painting. Big vote!
Bill Warren07-Dec-2007 17:04
I am so glad I clicked on this thumnail. What a sight. Voted
Nestor Derkach07-Dec-2007 14:00
Amazing image , great exposure and great detail .
Camera and lens did a wonderful focus on this scene.
Vote
Chris Thorpe05-Dec-2007 14:36
~V~This is great!
Ali Majdfar05-Dec-2007 09:33
Superb! ~V
Bryan Murahashi05-Dec-2007 04:23
Great shot of the beautiful chaos. V
Guest 05-Dec-2007 03:06
Really beautiful shot V
CM Kwan04-Dec-2007 22:24
That's amazing, Liz! An excellent capture of a sea of bird! V
Guest 04-Dec-2007 17:57
Wow! Marvelous image with a lot of energy! Almost makes me dizzy looking at it :)
Guest 04-Dec-2007 17:30
Awesome picture! It must be more impressive in person. v
Guest 04-Dec-2007 16:07
Wow, what a mess...
Nicely done Liz...
Marcia Colelli04-Dec-2007 15:03
WOW. took me a while to see what it was, nice and amazing capture V
Fong Lam04-Dec-2007 12:10
Amazing capture, Liz. I can almost hear the noisy flapping of wings ~V~
Jean-Luc Rollier04-Dec-2007 08:52
Really beautiful shot Liz! JL V
Sam_C04-Dec-2007 08:08
WoW!! Fantastic shot, must've been an awe-inspiring site! Love how you filled the frame
here, perfect. Big Vote!!
QUERIDO04-Dec-2007 07:13
Beautiful shot,vote
Jeanne Dammarell04-Dec-2007 05:14
Fantastic capture, Liz! I don't think I've ever seen birds packed so tightly together. It is amazing that anyone move. Super shot!
Guest 04-Dec-2007 04:49
Absolutely amazing. One in a million...literally. V
Tom Munson04-Dec-2007 04:23
Outstanding image Liz. Well done. v
Guest 04-Dec-2007 02:10
Amazing capture! v
Monte Dodge04-Dec-2007 01:46
Just a " Stunning" shot!!!! This photo is a " Money Maker" and hope for market it.... ( that 600mm lens earned it's kepp on this shot!!! Huge vote...
Sue Weisensel04-Dec-2007 01:37
What an incredible sight, and so well captured!
Peter Stahl04-Dec-2007 01:20
Amazing. The sound must of been unreal. GMV.
Guest 04-Dec-2007 00:12
Just Amazing! that must be quite a sight to see and hear.
veraferia03-Dec-2007 23:15
Amazing image and capture!V
Hank Vander Velde03-Dec-2007 21:44
Terrific capture and naration Liz. Well done. V.
Jonathan Popp03-Dec-2007 21:33
Whoa, this is stunning. At first glance I thought it was a abstract.
Nikhil Bahl03-Dec-2007 20:59
Wow! They are sure packed into this photograph. v
It truly is an experience I can't get tired of.
fdt03-Dec-2007 20:20
Great capture! Excellent work. f
Guest 03-Dec-2007 19:51
This is wild..excellent work..v
Carol Rollins03-Dec-2007 19:35
Splendid, Liz! Absolutely wonderful capture. V.