While driving the back roads along the Mississippi levee, we came upon a flock of snow geese scavenging waste corn out in a farm field. What a lovely sight they were when they became agitated and a frenzy of white bodies took to the sky. The whir of their wings as they shot off the ground, followed by a multitude of loud shrill cries, are sounds that will long be remembered.
“Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.” ~Daniel Boone
Looks like Minnesota with all the white stuff in the sky. Lol😜
Lol – but I bet the geese are a lot noisier than your snow. 🙂
Not louder than all us grumbling Minnesotans 😳
That is a frenzy of snow geese. We get crows that thick. We have Canadian geese, but they don’t congregate in really large numbers around here. Great series.
Thanks, Tim! It is an amazing sight.
God, so gorgeous!
It really is. You see this once, and you can’t wait to see it again.
Beautiful captures! I have experienced Snow Geese flocks many times, it is a beautiful sight and sound! When we see them here on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the sky swirling at take-off or relanding, we call them “Snow Globes” captures. 🙂
Thanks, Donna! A snow globe is a great analogy. I hadn’t ever thought of that. 🙂
I bet that was thrilling!
It’s thrilling every time you see it. It never gets old.
Beautiful Rebecca! A blur of white and they were off. I’ve never seen snow geese and I’ve never saw that many Canada Geese at one time. It would have been memorable to me too.
Thanks, Linda! They come to Reelfoot Lake every year. It doesn’t seem to me like there are as many here this year, or at least we haven’t seen as many. I was glad to finally see a good size flock.
It sure was amazing Rebecca – I could picture the whir of their wings as well as the flash of white.
there must of been thousands! Great find and shots Rebecca!
Thanks, Wayne! It didn’t look like that big of a flock when they were standing on the ground, but when they took off, it was quite an impressive number.