{"id":119024,"date":"2023-12-15T04:36:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=119024"},"modified":"2023-12-15T04:36:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:36:37","slug":"snow-goose-in-salt-lake-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/12\/15\/snow-goose-in-salt-lake-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Goose In Salt Lake County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Towards the end of November, I found a Snow Goose in Salt Lake County at my local pond. Unfortunately, on that afternoon, I didn’t have my camera with me.<\/p>\n

\"UrbanUrban Snow Goose in Salt Lake County \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I kept looking for the Snow Goose whenever I would drive down to my local ponds and the Jordan River. Looking for a white goose shouldn’t be that challenging amongst all the Canada Geese.<\/p>\n

On December 5th I was driving from the nearby Jordan River Trail access parking area when I saw a flash of white. I pulled over and saw the Snow Goose feeding on grass at a golf course with a small flock of Canada Geese.<\/p>\n

My problem?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To photograph the Snow Goose, I had to shoot through a chain-link fence, and I was parked on the shoulder of the far side of the road.<\/p>\n

My camera kept trying to focus on the fence, so I needed to focus manually. A few of the images that I took of this goose weren’t sharp enough to pass my scrutiny, but this one was.<\/p>\n

I keep looking for the Snow Goose at my local pond. In fact, it flew into that pond on the same day that I found the Pied-billed Grebe with netting on its face<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

My problem that day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Because of the Pied-billed Grebe and an injured American Coot I was going to try to rescue, I had walked back to my Jeep and had stowed my camera in it when I saw the white goose fly in. If I had waited just two minutes to stow my gear, I could have photographed the Snow Goose flying in.<\/p>\n

Bird photography has its frustrations.<\/p>\n

Oh well, I’ll keep looking for that Snow Goose<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Snow Goose photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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