Goose Flying In The Sky
by Ruth Jolly
Title
Goose Flying In The Sky
Artist
Ruth Jolly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Snow Geese chicks are well developed when they hatch, with open eyes and down-covered bodies that already show whether the adult will have white or dark plumage. Within a few days, they are able to maintain a constant body temperature on their own. They grow very quickly, with the males outpacing the females. The creamy white eggs of Snow Geese stain easily. People can sometimes tell what order the eggs were laid in, just by the color of the shells (the dirtiest shells belong to the oldest eggs).In wintering and migrating flocks that are feeding, lookouts keep an eye out for eagles and other predators. Upon sighting a threat they call out to the rest of the flock, which may take flight.
Snow Geese make epic journeys by air, but they are impressive on foot, too. Within the first three weeks of hatching, goslings may walk up to 50 miles with their parents from the nest to a more suitable brood-rearing area.
This bird was photographed on a cold winter morning in New Mexico at Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.
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November 14th, 2013
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Comments (11)
Shoal Hollingsworth
Wonderful work. Thank you for submitting your image to the Ducks, Geese and Swans Only Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Ruth, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
JOHN TELFER
Ruth, Fantastic capture of this goose in flight, the photo is so clear and the details are outstanding, love the way the background is blurred out to give the viewer more concentration on the goose taking off. The clarity in this photo is remarkable, fav, voted and selected as my PIF in the CFC group