But The Geese Were Loving It ..
I shot this next photo from my home office window.. It was just starting to drizzle as I slid open the window a crack to get a clear photo. I could hear both the drops of rain hitting the side of the house and the (what some would call annoying) sound of Canada Geese squawking in the distance. It sounded like a ton of them of there today. Every year they seem to multiple by two fold if not more.
Of course I braved the rain. I started my walk out to the lake and soon pulled the hood attached to my jacket over my head to help thwart off a little of the dampness. As I approached the edge of the water, the sound of geese grew much louder. Then they spotted me; a perceived predator coming at them from within the misty fog that was surly impairing their vison as well as mine.
I can almost see some light colored clouds in this photo, which I could not see with my naked eye.
There they were, almost 300 geese to my estimation, although it may be well more than that. I didn't feel like counting them. hehe. They began to swim away from the edge and away from me.. the bad thing at the edge of the lake. I hurried up and snapped a few shots. I like the one below the best out of all of them. Some of the geese are swimming fast while others are appear a little lazy and care free. One in the middle, with his/her neck up in the air, is probably alerting the others to my presence.
I am loving how the fog is giving a bit of softness to the edges of the island. And that background almost looks brushed in by hand. I may have to try and paint something like this soon, but not sure how well I will do on the geese. I have never really been all that great at painting animals. I am more of a landscape painter.
After taking a closer look at the photo, I noticed what is probably a crow, raven, or other large black bird, perched at the top of the tree at the center of the island. Guess she's taking in all that beauty and noise too.
One last moment was spent there at the edge of the lake, taking in the sights and sounds, before heading back to get some more work done. I needed to stretch my legs for a minute and this trip was well worth the time spent walking out here. I was first thinking that this was just another dreary day, but it really isn't that bad if I give it a chance. Heck.. knowing me, in a few hours this feeling will fade and I'll go back to thinking that this is just another crappy weather day.
But for now I am content.
See Ya Later Geese!
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I really like the photo with the geese in the foreground against the island and trees in the background that melt into the mist. It's very atmospheric. Winter can be just as beautiful as summer, even though it's cold.
I like that one best too. Almost looks edited, but that shot is with no edits other than a slight cropping. And believe it or not it is in color.. to me it appears black and white.
It's a good bit of photography.
What an incredible sight by the window. These geese maybe loud but look how graceful they look swimming on the lake.
We love our home and all that goes on outside. The lake draws a lot of wildlife visitors close by and we always have a good time watching as they interact.
Beautiful photos that you have taken regardless of the fog. The lake looks beautiful carried by Ocas, it really makes a tremendous noise and with that many of them it sure was deafening. But nice at the same time.
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful landscape. 😄
Thank you. Yes I agree.. very beautiful. It is amazing how loud they are when a large group of them gets going. It's not all day long though.. a few hours in the morning and then again in the evening.
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Oh dang, that is a lot of geese. I can only imagine the amount of goose poop around the shore of the lake! Beautiful shots, the fog makes them really fantastic!
Yeah.. tell me about it. I would say a few make there way up into our yard, but just a little chicken wire along the edge keeps them from walking up on shore. But if the neighbors don't do it also then your screwed. Oh and they can poop like no other.😆
Yuck!
Loved the photos! The gloomy weather made it looked so dreamy!
It definitely did. It softened all of the edges and I didn't even have to edit/photoshop anything! hehe.
Wow it's funny how the rain attracted all these geese, these pictures are so beautiful with the beauty of nature
Thanks for sharing friend
I think the rain was enjoyable for them. They fly into the lake regardless of the weather, but the rain seemed to fill them with energy.
Another day to actually endure the cold weather out there
Yup. But it was sunny yesterday (Saturday) now rainy again today (Sunday). Oh well.
#hive #posh
It's very cold here in our city and it gets foggy at night but it hasn't started raining yet.