The large numbers of nonmigratory Canada Geese in Central New York are as much a part of our winter landscape as the corn fields that sustain them.
This morning I watched as two flocks, about 150 geese in all, flew overhead in a northerly direction. They hadn’t lost their bearings at all: their destination was harvested corn fields and waste grain, not a warmer, southern climate.
Photos by NB Hunter. © All Rights Reserved.
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FAB-U-LOUS!!!
Very much like how you shifted the perspective from shooting down on them to… were you on your belly in the snow for the last one?
I recall how MANY geese we had in the capital region of NY. These are beautiful compositions with such nice contrasts.
Great captures!
Wonderful photos. You have a knack for taking the common and making it special. There are lots of geese but not a lot of great geese pictures. These are beautiful.
These photos are really great…I like everything but I particularly like the shots showing the blue hazy mountains in the distance…those two shots are so central NY state…
Love that top photo of the Geese. Ther is something vaguely “Currier & Ives” about it, a timelessness. Well done.
I really like the first image.
Thanks Jim. To date, that post is my favorite for winter 2014-2015. A large flock in a field isn’t unusual, but it is extremely difficult to capture an entire flock behaving naturally, with a clean, appealing backdrop. I’ve started to shoot more from hilltop sites to avoid the human clutter below and sometimes it works.