photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Gordon W | all galleries >> Photos by Subject >> Birds Gallery >> Birds by Location >> Birds of the US Southwest >> Geese of the US Southwest > Snow Geese Fly-out 73214
previous | next
16-NOV-2007

Snow Geese Fly-out 73214

Thousands of Snow Geese taking flight en masse

One of the most incredible sights I've ever seen, and not one goose made
me regret them flying directly over me. Such well mannered birds! ;-)

(Chen caerulescens)

Photographed in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico USA.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1250s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Milan Vogrin22-Nov-2007 10:07
Great catch! V!
QUERIDO22-Nov-2007 07:39
Beautiful shot,vote
Sandi Whitteker22-Nov-2007 07:09
Amazing! That's a LOT of snow geese. Wonderful capture with the beautiful autumn colors below.
Gerard Koehl22-Nov-2007 05:56
Wow... Il y a du monde. V
Patricia Lay-Dorsey22-Nov-2007 05:52
WOW!!! Only one time have I had a similar experience, but mine involved hundreds of Canadian Geese, not thousands. When they took off from the field beside me I felt they were lifting me too. I've never forgotten the feeling.
Guest 22-Nov-2007 04:54
Wow. That's alot of birds.
Gayle P. Clement22-Nov-2007 03:13
Beautifully captured, Gordon.