A Thousand White Geese
@GardenGerty (169474)
United States
December 2, 2015 8:09am CST
It looked to be a thousand white geese, spiraling, circling,
Down to the ground
The sky was a confetti celebration
An open field their landing location.
Converting clouds to a snow globe scene
Snow geese on the ground
Dark sky sending them to rest
Snow geese headed south to nest.
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We saw these birds as we drove back to town to do some shopping around 4:30. The sun was setting. Until last year I had never noticed snow geese here. Research tells me that at one point they had neared extinction but have returned so well that they are seen all over the contiguous United States. Once thought to be a totally separate breed it is now known that the snow goose is a morph of the blue goose.
Whatever they are called, it was impressive to see them circling in huge numbers before landing on an empty corn field to rest for the night and perhaps to find food for their flight.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
2 Dec 15
They were so awesome to see, then when I looked them up online the entry perfectly described it. It made me want to just park and watch them.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
2 Dec 15
I bet you see quite a variety, some more tropical than what we get.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Dec 15
every evening just at five I see the same flock of what appear to b e black birds onthe same electric pole.Almost loooks likte they meet for some readson then about fort y five mibytes lkater they all fl y off.each night the same flock at the same time.
@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
3 Dec 15
The Canada geese are what I am more accustomed to seeing and they are quite loud.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Dec 15
@GardenGerty yes they are almost deafening an they are large geese too canandan I use to l ive in S outh D akota and htey would stop over on ouir pond. I loved to watch th em
@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
3 Dec 15
I am being privileged to see more open skies and beautiful creatures. I hear that we have Bald Eagles near here.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
3 Dec 15
I will have to look for that book, yes, it was nice to hear that something did not disappear but repopulate.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
2 Dec 15
The only thing I have ever seen like that was a much of crows.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
3 Dec 15
They call anything more than two crows a murder of crows, I have heard. I am accustomed to seeing starlings doing what is called a murmuration, where they take off simultaneously and sweep in flight patterns across the sky.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Dec 15
I miss seeing the huge groups of geese heading south that we alwa ys saw back home in South Dakota, the loud honking then all of them lighting on the ponds to rest. so beautilful i have never seen that here
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
3 Dec 15
that would be a beautiful sight. I can't remember ever seeing it.
@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
3 Dec 15
Yes, it makes the drive much more interesting, thanks. Hubby kept saying "I have never seen anything quite like this".
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