Adult Ross’s Goose in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge – Canon R7, beanbag, f7.1, 1/8000, ISO 1250, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light
This Ross’s Goose was in front of a large flock of Snow Geese last Friday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, and I felt fortunate to have a clear view of the goose.
The Snow Geese in these flocks at the refuge far outnumber the Ross’s Geese, so I always feel glad when I can find a few of them among the thousands of geese milling around, feeding, and flying in and out of the fields.
Ross’s Goose in a flock of Snow Geese – Canon R7, beanbag, f7.1, 1/8000, ISO 1250, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light
What I liked about both of these photos is that I can compare the shape of the head of the Ross’s Goose to the out of focus Snow Geese behind her or him. The bill size and shape too. Both are helpful when making identifications of these similar looking but genetically different geese.
The geese will soon be leaving and heading to their breeding grounds, so I have wanted to take as many photos and videos of them as I could. Even though it was smoky last week, I took quite a few videos and still photos of the geese too.
The video below shows how smoky the sky was. This video was created with the Canon R7 and RF 100-500mm lens attached.
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There is cloudy, stormy, windy weather in the forecast for the next week or more, and the geese may have migrated by the time I get back to the refuge. I’ll definitely miss them while they are gone.
Life is good.
Mia
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Really beautiful Snow Geese shots!-Jeri