Our area has quite a few resident geese, but the numbers increase exponentially during migration in spring and fall. These geese flew over at dusk a couple of weeks ago, on their way to a small lake just north of town. I never tire of the beauty of these birds in flight, or of hearing their honking as they traverse the skies.
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I never tire of them either...there are a few things that just always make my heart sing...seeing geese is one of them.
I never tired of it, either. There do not seem to be as many here as I remember in Missouri. When I hear them here, they definitely capture my attention.
Beautiful photo!
Ah what a wonderful site to see, we too have a lot of resident geese that stay around here, they just seem to be so graceful in flight
I can watch them here too.
Beautiful geese shot.
Bravo!
I really ove that photo
What a perfect capture - the geese are looking for warmer weather! Maybe this cold caught them unawares too!
Oh they're forming the flying vee. Nice shot.
Beautiful photo!
Take care and thanks for sharing
Ha! I have geese and so do you! Got to LOVE it!
Thanks for the Gander at your wonderful photo.
great catch! Happy SkyWatching! I am back now... Hope you'll visit mine too...
Really lovely photo Pat. I love geese, although I recognize they can be a nuisance in quantity. They are so cute and their honking when coming in the spring never fails to make me smile.
Is there a geese theme today. They are all migratig from the blogs. Lovely sight in flight.
Pat: A neat capture and the clouds rise when the geese get higher.
Lovely, peaceful scene, Pat! I love to see the geese flying over around here, too! Happy SkyWatching!
Great photo, I enjoy the sound as well. Happy SWF!
Beautiful capture! Love the birds:)
Mine is, HERE. See yah!
Wonderful shot. We stopped to watch and listing to a huge flock of geese flying overhead today. I sure do get the not tiring of it.
This photo is really wonderful!
It gets me excited because my family is going to Bosque del Apache Wildlife Preserve this weekend to celebrate the Festival of the Cranes.
There will be many bird species, but lots of geese, ducks and cranes, especially.
Happy Sky Watch Friday!
Lisa
New Mexico, USA
Great photo.I love to see birds in the sky.
We had lots of cloud's here in Mo..
Happy skywatch friday!
Great capture! I can never get these shots, I guess I'm just not fast enought! Happy SWF
We too have geese who are "year rounders" and I love when I'm out walking Mindy how we listen for them to fly over...they never fail!
Sandi
I spent a lot of my younger years in Arkansas and just had to pop in and see your shot.
Oh the geese are lovely. I am in Oklahoma now and they are arriving here too for their winter stay.
Wonderful shot. I never tire either of watching any birds!!
Happy SWF:-)
That's a great shot of the geese. I love to watch them too.
A beautiful post for Skywatch Friday! I always love the geese flying overhead, and to hear their honking calls!
Marie
I love to see and hear them too, great shot
Some of those same geese ( I suspect) stop in the field behin our house on the way South. It drives the dog crazy but I love to see them.
Great picture.
BEAUTIFUL photos! Happy SWF
Great picture. Thanks.
Wonderful photo! I know what you mean about always watching the geese!
And I even know the song you quote! Or is that showing our age?
Thank you for sharing.
Where did you have lunch in Mena?
An Arkie's Musings
Great photo, Pat! I read or heard somewhere that geese flying in V-formation honk to encourage the leader and to let him (or her) know they're all still there with him (or her). And when the leader gets tired, another goose from the ranks comes forward to take the lead position. We humans could learn a lot from these remarkable creatures.
Comment #2: Do you remember the old song by Frankie Laine, "I Must Go Where The Wild Goose Goes"? Every fall my dad would get a bad case of wanderlust when the geese came through.
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