Beautiful Day

Canadian goose on christmas day

@minx267 (15526)

Hartford, Connecticut

January 2, 2019 3:41am CST

Another beautiful site we saw on Christmas day which was so sunny and fairly warm.. with just a cool breeze.. Was Canadian Geese and ducks in the pond at the cemetery. This goose posed for me for quite a while I was able to get many good shots of him.. or her.

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@LadyDuck (502343)

• Italy

2 Jan 19

I thought that they migrated to warmer countries in this season.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

Well maybe they came down to the U.S. from Canada.. in that case we ARE warmer.. lol

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@LadyDuck (502343)

• Italy

2 Jan 19

It's surely a bit warmer than Canada.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

@LadyDuck A little bit. I do see them flying overhead often..so I thinks some are still traveling to somewhere other than here.. lol

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

2 Jan 19

I read in a novel, about the migration of swans and other birds for hatching eggs. Very beautiful shot of yours.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

Thank you.. we see them in the spring here with the young goslings.. however I have no way of knowing if those birds that are here in the spring are the same as these. maybe they went somewhere warmer than here and these birds came from a colder spot and thinks we are warmer then where they came from

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

2 Jan 19

@minx267 Those birds will go different places and they know which is the best and safest place for hatching eggs. I think we, humans can't recognize them easily even if they are the same.

@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

@Sreekala Very true.. I see some with bands on their legs. but can not get close enough to read the numbers to identify them.

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@wolfgirl569 (135664)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Jan 19

Lovely photo. He looks like he is a model.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

3 Jan 19

Thanks, I really think he WAS modelling for me!

@responsiveme (22923)

• India

2 Jan 19

What a lovely photograph. We see these visitors during these winter months

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

They are quite beautiful we see them year round. but many are flying overhead on their travels at this time of year. they can be quite noisy. :)

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

@responsiveme HAHA... that is probably the truth!

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@responsiveme (22923)

• India

2 Jan 19

@minx267 they are saying their goodbyes

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

2 Jan 19

That is such a beautiful picture! I guess they must have stopped by there after they left here!!

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

LOL. they are everywhere I think... lol I constantly see large groups.. or should I say hear them before I see them flying overhead..

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

2 Jan 19

@minx267 They can be pretty loud

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

3 Jan 19

@Happy2BeMe Yea, they scream LOOK AT ME, As they fly over your head!

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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8 Jan 19

An excellent photo! Nature provides so much beauty in so many forms. We have been getting Junco's in our backyard now. I live in NJ and they arrive each winter to eat seeds from my feeder. I really enjoy those little birds!

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

14 Jan 19

very cool, I have never heard of a Junco... still learning many bird names. Got my first ever view and pictures of Cedar Waxwings last year.. that was cool.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

16 Jan 19

@dgobucks226 they are cute... I wonder if they come to CT.. I will have to look for them .

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@eliza_godinez12 (5783)

• Philippines

2 Jan 19

Beautiful photo

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

3 Jan 19

Thank you.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jan 19

It does look like a nice place to relax.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

It is a beautiful place, this cemetery, there are ponds, and forest, beautiful varieties of trees and bushes, so much wildlife, deer, rabbits, hawks, squirrels, chipmunks, many varieties of birds, including these water fowl of Geese, ducks and Great Blue Herons, there are opossums, and I am sure raccoons, Owls, Bobcat and coyote. it is a big place and the wildlife knows they are safe here.

@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Jan 19

Another great photo. They are a regal looking bird aren't they?

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

3 Jan 19

Very!, :) thanks.. it helps that he posed.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

2 Jan 19

geese or ducks here lay eggs for the exotic food Filipinos eat, the duck embryo called ''balut''. that goose is so elegant.

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

2 Jan 19

We don't eat those eggs here very often. Chicken Eggs are most Popular. :) They are very handsome birds.

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Jan 19

The goose said "Photo op time!"

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@minx267 (15526)

• Hartford, Connecticut

3 Jan 19

LOL. yea and then he wanted me to tag him on instagram. lol

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