{"id":48036,"date":"2017-08-08T05:07:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T11:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=48036"},"modified":"2024-02-13T05:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T12:04:00","slug":"canada-geese-and-how-their-calls-signal-a-change-of-seasons-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/08\/08\/canada-geese-and-how-their-calls-signal-a-change-of-seasons-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Geese and How Their Calls Signal a Change of Seasons For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CanadaCanada Goose portrait – Nikon D500, f13, 1\/200, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

There are lots of Canada Geese near where I live in part because of the grassy golf course that is not too far away and because of the Jordan River and several small ponds that are just down the hill. I’m sure that some people don’t care for the geese because of their droppings which can be messy and the fact that they can be aggressive when they have young. Some bird photographers ignore them but I can’t.\u00a0 Or I won’t because they are birds and I am passionate about all of them.<\/p>\n

After Canada Geese nest and rear their young they go through an annual molt which means they have a flightless period of about 4 to 5 weeks and during that time I don’t see the geese flying overhead or hear their flight calls<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"CanadaCanada Geese flying in front of the Promontory Mountains – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 400, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Then when they have finished molting, can fly again and I do hear them flying overhead I realize that I have missed their honking calls, that a big part of the summer has passed, that mornings are getting cooler again and that before long the oaks in the mountains will start to turn red. It is almost as if the change of seasons have crept up on me and I find it funny how a sound I hear basically year round with the exception of a few weeks during the summer can trigger thoughts of frosty mornings and fall migration.<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I had the window open to let in some fresh air while I worked at my computer and heard the Canada Geese calling as they flew by before the first light of the sun had reached the valley and I smiled, I couldn’t help it. We might still have temps in the 90’s, some even reaching into the 100 degree range but I am beginning to hear the sounds of changing seasons.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

There are lots of Canada Geese near where I live in part because of the grassy golf course that is not too far away and because of the Jordan River and several small ponds that are just down the hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,27,1148,28,709,26],"tags":[970,32,2304,4774,4343,4142,4620,4052,6024,4122,6026,4046,4528,6025,4926],"class_list":["post-48036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-canada-geese","category-salt-lake-county-utah","category-utah","tag-autumn","tag-branta-canadensis","tag-calls","tag-canada-geese","tag-canada-goose","tag-close-up","tag-fall","tag-flight","tag-flightless-period","tag-flying","tag-honking","tag-portrait","tag-promontory-mountains","tag-seasons","tag-sounds"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-portrait-mia-mcpherson-2628.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-cuM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43948,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/12\/15\/canada-geese-portraits\/","url_meta":{"origin":48036,"position":0},"title":"Canada Geese Portraits","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Three days ago when the sun broke through the clouds in the afternoon I went to the pond and was able to take several Canada Geese portraits with the blue water of the pond in the background.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Canada Goose close up, Salt Lake County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-portrait-mia-mcpherson-2588.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-portrait-mia-mcpherson-2588.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-portrait-mia-mcpherson-2588.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-goose-portrait-mia-mcpherson-2588.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44888,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/02\/10\/canada-geese-on-willow-pond\/","url_meta":{"origin":48036,"position":1},"title":"Canada Geese on Willow Pond","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Because they are very common in most North America Canada Geese are often overlooked as subjects by some bird photographers.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Canada Goose and mate, Salt Lake County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-geese-mia-mcpherson-3066.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-geese-mia-mcpherson-3066.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-geese-mia-mcpherson-3066.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/canada-geese-mia-mcpherson-3066.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":78130,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/01\/22\/canada-goose-portrait\/","url_meta":{"origin":48036,"position":2},"title":"Canada Goose Portrait","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I wanted to share this simple Canada Goose portrait. 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