{"id":157458,"date":"2025-09-22T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=157458"},"modified":"2025-09-22T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:00:04","slug":"fall-reflections-and-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/09\/22\/fall-reflections-and-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Reflections And Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the first day of fall. I can\u2019t help but think of Canada Geese on the wing, their calls echoing overhead like the season\u2019s very own soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-157455 size-full\" title=\"Calling Canada Goose on the wing, Salt Lake County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339.jpg\" alt=\"Calling Canada Goose on the wing, Salt Lake County, Utah\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Calling Canada Goose on the wing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s something about the way the geese move together, a rhythm that says, \u201cChange is here, come along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ducks too, gathering, shifting, ready for journeys that only they fully understand.<\/p>\n<p>And then there are the leaves. Just beginning to blush with color, they give themselves away little by little, red here, gold there, as if autumn were carefully painting the edges before filling in the whole canvas.<\/p>\n<p>I find myself watching closely, waiting for the moment when the green gives way completely.<\/p>\n<p>These are the signals I look for, the ones that remind me that nothing stays the same.<\/p>\n<p>Fall has always felt like a nudge forward, playful in its bright colors, wistful in its passing beauty, and hopeful in the way it opens the door to what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p>Change can hurt, but nature shows us it is not only inevitable, it can be beautiful too.<\/p>\n<p>So today I\u2019ll watch the sky, listen for geese, notice the leaves, and let the season remind me to keep moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Life, although uncertain, <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/canada-geese-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Canada Geese photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the first day of fall. I can\u2019t help but think of Canada Geese on the wing, their calls echoing overhead like the season\u2019s very own soundtrack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,28,709,26],"tags":[4004,970,32,4072,4774,2588,4620,4052,713,4254,4775,6384,2063],"class_list":["post-157458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-canada-geese","category-salt-lake-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-autumn","tag-branta-canadensis","tag-calling","tag-canada-geese","tag-change","tag-fall","tag-flight","tag-geese","tag-golden-light","tag-goose","tag-on-the-wing","tag-waterfowl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4339.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-EXE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54505,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/10\/09\/calling-canada-geese-an-earful-of-autumn\/","url_meta":{"origin":157458,"position":0},"title":"Calling Canada Geese &#8211; An Earful of Autumn","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I've lived in many locations during my lifetime where I didn't see or hear Canada Geese at all, so I don't take them for granted; I celebrate their calls.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Adult Canada Goose calling in flight over a pond, Salt Lake County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4332.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4332.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4332.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-mia-mcpherson-4332.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":119620,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/01\/12\/canada-goose-on-the-wing\/","url_meta":{"origin":157458,"position":1},"title":"Canada Goose On The Wing","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"There was a break in the gray clouds yesterday before noon, so I drove down to my local pond. While I was there, I photographed this Canada Goose on the wing.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Calling Canada Goose in flight, Salt Lake County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/canada-goose-flight-pond-mia-mcpherson-1322.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/canada-goose-flight-pond-mia-mcpherson-1322.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/canada-goose-flight-pond-mia-mcpherson-1322.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/canada-goose-flight-pond-mia-mcpherson-1322.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41909,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/09\/09\/sounds-of-the-impending-arrival-of-autumn-canada-goose-calling-in-flight\/","url_meta":{"origin":157458,"position":2},"title":"Sounds of the Impending Arrival of Autumn &#8211; Canada Goose Calling in Flight","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I photographed this Canada Goose calling in flight six years ago as it flew over Glover's Pond at Farmington Bay.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Canada Goose calling in flight over the marsh at Farmington Bay, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-calling-mia-mcpherson-6652.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-calling-mia-mcpherson-6652.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-calling-mia-mcpherson-6652.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-flight-calling-mia-mcpherson-6652.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55268,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/12\/11\/peek-a-boo-landing-canada-goose-peeking-through-its-wings\/","url_meta":{"origin":157458,"position":3},"title":"Peek-a-boo ~ Landing Canada Goose Peeking Through Its Wings","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"One photo that made me laugh as soon as I saw it on my camera's LCD screen, a peek-a-boo Canada Goose peering at me through its wing tips as it came in to land on the pond.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Canada Goose peeking through its wings, Salt Lake County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-peek-a-boo-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-peek-a-boo-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-peek-a-boo-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-peek-a-boo-mia-mcpherson-2786.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":163,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/08\/15\/the-sounds-of-fall\/","url_meta":{"origin":157458,"position":4},"title":"The Sounds of Fall","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning I can hear Canada Geese overhead after a hot summer when I have heard few. 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