Showing posts with label Snow geese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snow geese. Show all posts

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Snow Geese in PA

I've never before seen snow geese.  I've heard of them but this was a unique experience.  As I drove along Rt. 248 near Wilson, PA, I saw ahead a field that looked like it was covered with snow, but as I drove closer, I saw it was all geese.  This was just before Christmas 2014, maybe the 23rd or 24th.  I stopped and turned around to try to get pictures but the highway is two lane and very busy -- to dangerous to stop for very long.  I pulled into the parking lot of an old steel mill but I was still too far off to get a decent picture.  And by this time the bulk of the flock of thousands of birds were taking flight.  I drove back along the road and pulled off just opposite some of the remaining flock and got the picture below.  I almost got stuck in the mud!  But at least I got a picture of some of these beautiful birds.