Snow Goose Tornado
Mar 7, 2019 17:58:06 #
These shots were taken on Fir Island in Skagit County Washington last Tuesday. It was a clear, cold day. Thousands of snow geese were leisurely spending the day pecking in the mud and grass when an eagle flew by. Then this happened. It's the closest I have been to a snow goose explosion in quite awhile. I was lucky not to get pooped on. Taken with a Nikon D500 and a Tamron 150x600MM G2 lens. I welcome your comments/criticisms/suggestions.
Mar 7, 2019 18:02:29 #
Cool - now that is allot of Goose (Geese). That last one would be a great screen saver. I love the texture of it.
Mar 7, 2019 18:03:50 #
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Mar 7, 2019 18:14:34 #
Fantastic! I hope you bought a lottery ticket after the luck of the no-poop flyover 
Mar 7, 2019 18:21:07 #
Great shot I haven't seen that many Snow Geese in years. If you look carefully in the center of each picture you will see a Ross Goose. 
Mar 7, 2019 18:28:55 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Fantastic! I hope you bought a lottery ticket after the luck of the no-poop flyover
Thanks Linda. That's funny - and not a bad idea. I have been splattered in the past on several occasions.
Mar 7, 2019 18:32:21 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Great shot I haven't seen that many Snow Geese in ... (show quote)
You're probably right. I did also see a single blue goose on the ground prior to the explosion.
Mar 7, 2019 18:37:45 #
saxman71 wrote:
These shots were taken on Fir Island in Skagit County Washington last Tuesday. It was a clear, cold day. Thousands of snow geese were leisurely spending the day pecking in the mud and grass when an eagle flew by. Then this happened. It's the closest I have been to a snow goose explosion in quite awhile. I was lucky not to get pooped on. Taken with a Nikon D500 and a Tamron 150x600MM G2 lens. I welcome your comments/criticisms/suggestions.
Great shots. You should go to http://www.jigzone.com, join and make an online jigsaw puzzle out of one of those. That would be fun to work!
Mar 7, 2019 20:09:42 #
itsnoelb
Loc: Edgewater, FL. Originally: FLINT. MI.
saxman71 wrote:
These shots were taken on Fir Island in Skagit County Washington last Tuesday. It was a clear, cold day. Thousands of snow geese were leisurely spending the day pecking in the mud and grass when an eagle flew by. Then this happened. It's the closest I have been to a snow goose explosion in quite awhile. I was lucky not to get pooped on. Taken with a Nikon D500 and a Tamron 150x600MM G2 lens. I welcome your comments/criticisms/suggestions.
GREAT set. That lens is capturing alot of great shots. I shoot Canon 7D and 1D mkiv with a 100-400L. But, I really like this lens from photos and reviews. I think I'm getting GAS attack. Again, great set.
Mar 7, 2019 20:15:18 #
Mar 7, 2019 20:25:55 #
itsnoelb wrote:
GREAT set. That lens is capturing alot of great shots. I shoot Canon 7D and 1D mkiv with a 100-400L. But, I really like this lens from photos and reviews. I think I'm getting GAS attack. Again, great set.
Thanks. I've posted some other sets here on UHH I've taken with that camera/lens combination if you care to take a look. For the money, I believe it is an excellent lens especially if you have decent light. The debate is usually between the Tamron 150x600MM G2 and the Nikon 200x500MM, f/5.6. But since you're a Canon shooter, the choice is obvious.
Mar 7, 2019 20:26:53 #
gwr wrote:
Such a cool sighting. The DL's are awesome. Gary
Thank you Gary. Glad you liked them.
Mar 7, 2019 20:27:54 #
Horseart wrote:
Great shots. You should go to http://www.jigzone.com, join and make an online jigsaw puzzle out of one of those. That would be fun to work!
Thanks Horseart. Great idea. I might just do that.
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