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photographer Rick Carlson.

Snow Geese and Moon

My son and I took an early fall morning drive to look for migrating birds. Just south of Hepburn Saskatchewan, we came across a flock of thousands of snow geese. Although I took other photos showing how they covered the sky, I like the simplicity of this shot. The moon actually did appear as it is shown.

I've been told that flocks of Snow Geese tend to fly in a straight line while Canada Geese fly in the classic V formation. I'll have to watch more to see if it holds true. They are also known to fly together sometimes.

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hide photo detail info location: Hepburn, SK | shooting date: 2006-10-09 | camera: Nikon D200 | lens: Nikon 18-70 AF-S DX G f3.5-4.5 @ 65mm (97mm in 35mm film SLR) | aperture: f/7.1 | support: Handheld

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