While I was out walking yesterday, I stopped at a neighborhood pond and saw fresh Canada Goose tracks in the snow. I felt that I had to take photos of them.
Canada Goose tracks in snow – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/4000, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 70mm, natural light
The goose tracks were close to the pond and there were smaller tracks from ducks nearby. The duck tracks were messy and many of them overlapped other tracks. The Canada Goose tracks stood out even though the snow wasn’t all that fresh.
Canada Goose footprint in snow – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/5000, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 125mm, natural light
I’m glad that I was out walking and not photographing from my Jeep or I certainly would have missed these Canada Goose tracks.
Paying attention to tracks during the winter can help me locate birds or animals I might not have actually seen. Last winter I found Bobcat prints in snow on a road out in some West Desert sky island mountains and I would never have known it was there except for those tracks. I wish I would have been able to photograph that Bobcat but it crossed the road while I was at a higher elevation and I only saw the tracks as I made my way downhill.
Canada Geese flying in a cloudy sky – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 640, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light
Later in the morning, I visited another local pond and took this photo of two Canada Geese flying in to land on it. The sky was cloudy which helped to lend a high key effect to this image. I know that high key photos are not everyone’s favorite but I enjoy them immensely. I love it when I can take high key images.
Fresh snow fell here overnight and I hope to be able to get out to play and photograph in it as soon as the sun comes up. I wish you all could join me!
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Canada Geese photos plus facts and information about this species.
Magnificent shot of the Canada Geese in flight. I can’t believe how much detail you were able to capture. Thanks Mia.
I would bear the cold to go ‘splorin with you!
I wish you were with me on Antelope this morning because I was trying to identify some tracks that had gone past a porcupine tree. I was getting excited about whether it was coyote tracks or a another larger wild mammal (or someone brought their dog) I have not tracked much except deer, elk and moose. It would, however, be selfish to wish that because you’d miss the geese tracks.
The tracks look so pretty in the snow!
Very nice. Brings back poignant memories.
I wish I could join you too. How I wish it.
I love those goose prints in the snow.
That is one beautiful shot of the pair of geese! I like the way you notice the little things. We can learn much from them. I fondly remember tracking rabbits in the snow with my Dad when I was a little tyke.