Canada Geese may have their detractors but on a lake in the fall they are among my favourite subjects. They’ve had their young and territory is no longer an issue so scenes like this are common. Ottawa is a city that includes a lot of rural land, so you don’t have to go too far to see them flying in their wonderful V formations (or echelons) as they head south.
November 14, 2020 at 7:42 am
Very nice habitat scene, Belinda! Wish we could do the ‘one-leg balance’ at any time and not fall over. 😉
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November 14, 2020 at 8:34 am
Thank you, Donna! It takes a special talent😊
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November 14, 2020 at 5:01 am
Lovely photos, Belinda!
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November 14, 2020 at 8:32 am
Thank you, Pete!
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November 13, 2020 at 5:16 pm
Very Nice Belinda! They are fun photo subjects!
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November 13, 2020 at 7:17 pm
Thank you, Reed!
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November 13, 2020 at 1:24 pm
Always handsome in their ‘tuxedos.’ 😉
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November 13, 2020 at 4:03 pm
I agree. 😊
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November 13, 2020 at 10:10 am
Nice photo of the Canada geese in repose here, Belinda. Their squawking and V formations are a familiar and pleasant sign of autumn.
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November 13, 2020 at 4:03 pm
Thank you, Jet. A nice constant, particularly in times like these.
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November 13, 2020 at 3:36 am
Of course, someone from Canada would know they are not “Canadian” Geese. 🙂 They have been massing here also and the sound of them as they fly overhead is wonderful and, in some ways, as ancient as the call of the loon.
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November 13, 2020 at 3:56 pm
There’s nothing like it. 😊
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November 13, 2020 at 10:34 pm
I remember the chevrons, several hundred strong, that would fly over our then home in Omaha, as if it were yesterday. The magic of their music, floating down from so high that one could barely pick out an individual bird, was absolutely haunting. I recommend listening to a piece of music that isn’t well-enough known, called Cantus Arcticus, by the Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. It incorporates recordings of wild birds very elegantly.
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November 14, 2020 at 10:22 am
Seeing them in their formations is a sight and sound I look forward to each year.
The musical piece is rather haunting.
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November 13, 2020 at 2:30 am
You must have gotten some drops on the lens. Still a very nice photo!
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November 13, 2020 at 3:55 pm
Some out of focus leaves, I think. If I had cropped them out, the photo would have a different composition.
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November 13, 2020 at 5:20 pm
If that’s all it is, it’s part of the scene and it has to stay.
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November 13, 2020 at 7:19 pm
Yup.
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November 13, 2020 at 1:09 am
I see these geese being decried by many on several blogs, so it is wonderful to see them in their home habitat by someone who appreciates their beauty – and they are beautiful. Our Egyptian Geese get bad press too – especially from grain farmers – and they too are beautiful.
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November 13, 2020 at 3:48 pm
These surroundings show them at their best. Thank you, Anne!
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