These three Canada Geese appear to be the leaders of this leg in the migration, rising up together… It’s impossible … More
Category: Waterbirds
The Holdout
In the midst of the upward hubub, I notice one lone holdout. Calmly swimming, immune to the seemingly irresistible flock … More
Eruption 3
Then even more geese rise skyward in a powerful upward gust that feels inescapable, their flickering wings resembling flames in a wildfire… And … More
Eruption 2
Now the entire gaggle thunders upward, heads up, wings wagging, beating air, departing water… And I feel I’m somehow part … More
Eruption!
At Golden Hour before sunset in one of the last days remaining before frost will claim the pond, this Canada Goose is among the first to form the skein threading south…
Air Power
“And I dreamed I saw three B52s in formation overhead, Turning into Canada Geese above our nation…” After Joni Mitchell, … More
How selfless behavior assures the survival of migrating geese
Ever wonder what it is that makes one migrating goose lead and another follow? Remarkable studies of migrating ibis—birds with … More
Urge for Going, Golden Hour
“See the geese in chevron flight flapping and racing on before the snow— They’ve got the urge for going and … More
Urge for Going
“All that stays is dying, and all that lives is getting out…” Joni Mitchell I wish I could wax poetic … More
Lyle’s Metamorphosis
I’ve made no secret that Lyle the Little Blue Heron is my favorite wading bird in the world—and this collage … More