A blue one
The regular fellas.
Yum, yum Yeah, they are eating corn out of just what it looks like. In light of current staggering fertilizer prices farmers are making sure their fields are well covered with this valuable organic resource. The geese and wild turkeys are simply delighted to indulge. When Beck and I went by this farm (same one as has the big sugar bush) on the way to school this morning the geese were right next to the road. Great photo opportunity, but she was barely in time for class so we couldn't stop. By the time I got back they had wandered quite some distance, so the photos are not what they might have been. Still I considered myself lucky that they stayed at all. Amazing number of snows around this year. Large flocks of them are sleeping in the cove in the river right in front of the house many nights. When the traffic dies down on the Interstate, it is simply delightful to listen to their sleepy murmuring.
A blue one, nice! Whenever we see these guys (in north Alabama) we search the flock carefully to see if a Ross's goose might be mixed in. Every now and then there will be one! Do you get those too?
ReplyDeleteCan't say as I've ever seen one of those. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch an abudance of wildlife where you live. That blue goose is so unusual. I visited the bird sanctuary in Vergennes, VT once....saw the snow geese and other winter birds. Thousands of them. It was a beautiful sight to see. Never have seen them here in Maine. Thanks for sharing them through your photos. :0)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I saw some snow geese recently. They were wheeling around just above a cornfield - getting ready to land, I think. It was late afternoon, and when the sun shone on them, they were so white that they almost looked like headlights!
ReplyDeleteThe hummingbirds are up into southern NY state. When do you hang your hummer feeder? -NW
We don't have anything like that here. Are they just stopping before going North or do you get to see them thoughout the summer?
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDelete(can you tell I'm late this morning too?)
Rurality, I have never looked for them in the past, but I surely will now...what neat little geese! Thanks
ReplyDeleteLinda, some years we don't see any..this is a good year for them
Deb, thanks for your kind words. We get to Montezuma wildlife refuge every now and then...wonderful
NW, they are so startling when you see them, unexpectedly large and white. don't have the hummer feeder up yet, but I probably should pretty soon.
Nita, some of the Canadas stay, the snows and most Canadas head on out
FC, we were late for the tanker...naughty farmer folks!!
Oh you lucky ducky! That is just so neat. I've never seen snow geese as close as this. Wow.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cathy, this is the best year for migratory birds in recent memory.
ReplyDeleteWow, a blue goose. Neat!
ReplyDeleteWR, I'll bet there are some of them up your way too...
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