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DoobieDuck · 03-17-2009, 10:43 PM

When spring arrives and the temperature starts rising the sky comes alive with these winter migrants returning home from the Central Valley of California. These Snow geese are bound for Alaska and beyond to breed and raise another batch of offspring that will again return in the fall. Lucky me..I live smack dab in the middle of the flyway. They do not stay long so if I’m to get some good images I must go out often and capture about 150 images a day to get just a few. I was lucky enough to do this today, this morning, just about burning up the shutter on my camera. It is a spectacle of nature being among the birds and noisy as hell! I’d like to share these images with my friends here at IC in this new Great Outdoors forum..feel free to use one for your spring desktop image as I already have, I liked the third from the top for its depth of field. I’ll be back out again in the morning for another shoot…if you're real nice to the ranchers they'll let you tresspass..my only drawback is I have to poke my long ponytail under my hat as they are ranchers from the old school! Thanks for your views and posts..DD

Mrs.Babba · 03-18-2009, 05:10 AM

How pretty are those birds DD!!! ...so graceful, way to capture them!

thanks

Molson · 03-18-2009, 05:46 AM

Snow geese are beautiful. Canada geese, on the other hand, those motherfuckers. Had to do a animal behavior report on them... pain in my ass.

DoobieDuck · 03-18-2009, 01:31 PM

Thank you Mrs. B and Molson yes the big honkers, Canada geese, are..well..just big. They are nice to photograph as well....DD

Storm Crow · 03-18-2009, 02:45 PM

Used to live in a place called Maxwell. The Snow geese would descend on the empty rice fields, making it look like a localized snow storm had hit. And the noise! My goodness! Like a looped tape repeating over and over. Then, they would all rise and fly off at some unseen signal, and it would be silent once more.

Granny

sparky73 · 03-18-2009, 02:51 PM

Not many snow geese around me but last few years the there been alot of swans they pretty to, I near the mississippi flyway

03-18-2009, 03:24 PM

Nice photos DD....I've never seen these birds before...cool.

Maj.PotHead · 03-19-2009, 11:19 PM

i cant see the pics and i love eating geese lol

DoobieDuck · 03-20-2009, 12:28 PM

Maj...don't know why you can't see them..there is a new re-size funtion in your control pannel you might try there. These geese aren't good eaters..their meat is black and taste like shit...DD

03-20-2009, 01:18 PM

Hi Doobie,
i can't see your pics either man, are your albums turned on to 'private'?

peace

03-17-2009, 10:43 PM	#1
DoobieDuck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Only where my disabilities allow me to be. Posts: 7,419	Doobies Snow Goose Spectacle When spring arrives and the temperature starts rising the sky comes alive with these winter migrants returning home from the Central Valley of California. These Snow geese are bound for Alaska and beyond to breed and raise another batch of offspring that will again return in the fall. Lucky me..I live smack dab in the middle of the flyway. They do not stay long so if I’m to get some good images I must go out often and capture about 150 images a day to get just a few. I was lucky enough to do this today, this morning, just about burning up the shutter on my camera. It is a spectacle of nature being among the birds and noisy as hell! I’d like to share these images with my friends here at IC in this new Great Outdoors forum..feel free to use one for your spring desktop image as I already have, I liked the third from the top for its depth of field. I’ll be back out again in the morning for another shoot…if you're real nice to the ranchers they'll let you tresspass..my only drawback is I have to poke my long ponytail under my hat as they are ranchers from the old school! Thanks for your views and posts..DD __________________ Please join me in my Summer 2018 All Black Grow Last edited by Doobieduck; 03-17-2009 at 11:09 PM.. Reason: getting it right..
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03-18-2009, 05:10 AM	#2
Mrs.Babba THE CHIMNEY!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Real NorCal. Posts: 6,025	How pretty are those birds DD!!! ...so graceful, way to capture them! thanks __________________ Be Good Humans..... "If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they are." --Will Rogers
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03-18-2009, 05:46 AM	#3
Molson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 635	Snow geese are beautiful. Canada geese, on the other hand, those motherfuckers. Had to do a animal behavior report on them... pain in my ass.
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03-18-2009, 01:31 PM	#4
DoobieDuck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Only where my disabilities allow me to be. Posts: 7,419	Thank you Mrs. B and Molson yes the big honkers, Canada geese, are..well..just big. They are nice to photograph as well....DD __________________ Please join me in my Summer 2018 All Black Grow
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03-18-2009, 02:45 PM	#5
Storm Crow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,081	Used to live in a place called Maxwell. The Snow geese would descend on the empty rice fields, making it look like a localized snow storm had hit. And the noise! My goodness! Like a looped tape repeating over and over. Then, they would all rise and fly off at some unseen signal, and it would be silent once more. Granny __________________ *"If the truth won't do, then something is wrong!"* Granny's Grandpa- Rev. John Conrad Schwabenland Need MMJ medical studies? Look here- https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...=1#post2556045 Granny's list- Now on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Granny...0974909?ref=nf
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03-18-2009, 02:51 PM	#6
sparky73 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 68	Not many snow geese around me but last few years the there been alot of swans they pretty to, I near the mississippi flyway
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03-18-2009, 03:24 PM	#7
LolaGal Guest Posts: n/a	Nice photos DD....I've never seen these birds before...cool.
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03-19-2009, 11:19 PM	#8
Maj.PotHead End Cannibis Prohibition Now Realize Legalize !! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: in the astroplane Posts: 6,634	i cant see the pics and i love eating geese lol __________________ Man made booze God did not God made pot man did not The Old Farmers Almanac https://www.almanac.com/ U.S. State By State Laws on our hobby https://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4516 Beneficial Insects https://homeharvest.com/beneins.htm ICMAG'S OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=40637 sick plant ??? https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688 <-- mynamestitch's work Informative threads by I.M. Boggled https://www.icmag.com/ic/search.php?searchid=7549167 PotHeads BunKer 2011 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=202387
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03-20-2009, 12:28 PM	#9
DoobieDuck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Only where my disabilities allow me to be. Posts: 7,419	Maj...don't know why you can't see them..there is a new re-size funtion in your control pannel you might try there. These geese aren't good eaters..their meat is black and taste like shit...DD __________________ Please join me in my Summer 2018 All Black Grow
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03-20-2009, 01:18 PM	#10
Hazeseeker Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Doobie, i can't see your pics either man, are your albums turned on to 'private'? peace
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