Adult Snow Geese in flight on Thanksgiving Day – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/5000, ISO 1600, -0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light
I went back to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge for Thanksgiving yesterday, and I was treated to a flurry of Snow Geese in great light not long after sunrise.
The Snow Geese were flying in to forage in the fields, and the sound was pure music to my ears. I drove back to where I knew they’d settle in, parked, and watched the magic unfold while I photographed and videoed the geese.
Thousands of geese circled overhead, called, landed, foraged, and chased after each other on the ground in the warm morning light.
I took more than 1,700 photos and 25 videos of the Snow Geese, and a few Ross’s Geese too, yesterday morning, and savored the magic they shared with me.
I have hundreds of images to go through, but this morning I wanted to share this one because it made me laugh out loud when I saw it on my screen.
It looks like the Snow Goose on the left is biting the tail feathers of the goose on the right or riding the tailwind of the one in front. At times, it was bumper-to-bumper geese across the field yesterday morning.
The experience was awesome, and I’m so glad I got to see the geese on Thanksgiving Day. It was just incredible.
I’ll be sharing more photos and video of the Snow Geese very soon.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Snow Goose photos plus facts and information about this species.
Your shots of birds in flight are always incredible and capturing these Snow Geese flying in the early morning light is wonderful. Thanks Mia.
It is amazing how they can fly in close formation like that! So very beautiful!
It’s amazing how these birds can fly in such a close formation! They are so beautiful!
Thank you for your wonderful pictures! I grew up in Oklahoma and never knew of its avian richness until I found your website!—Jeri S.