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Post by Eric Patdu on Feb 20, 2013 2:58:40 GMT
Went birding last Sunday 02/16/2013 at Squaw Creek in Missouri and was greeted with a sea and wall of birds. There were over a million birds with the snow geese alone totaling 1,003,600. Both shots taken with Canon 60D and 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x Here is a shot of the wall of birdsHere is a shot of lone Snow Geese (dark morph) showing its "grin patch"
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Post by tina mallari on Feb 20, 2013 5:28:59 GMT
WHOAAAA what an amazing sight to see Eric !!! You captured that wall of snow geese beautifully !!!! I am in absolute awe :-)
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Feb 20, 2013 10:05:41 GMT
Wow! I think it used to be like this in our wetlands sometime in the past, heard of stories the birds were so numerous they blot out the sun.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Feb 20, 2013 18:32:07 GMT
Yes, it was truly an awesome sight. Something I will never forget. When the birds start flying, they start from the edge as if they are getting peeled off..... slowly showing the water they used to occupy. You will also hear thundering roar from the wing beats and chaotic honking and squawking. Truly awesome! I hope that someday, this will also be a sight on our own wetlands. Here is wider snapshot of a small section of the lake. This is just a very small portion of the lake. You can just imagine if you multiply this many times.
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Post by Mick Harris on Feb 21, 2013 10:33:17 GMT
Great shots, must have been a tremendous sight and sound to experience
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Feb 23, 2013 8:08:14 GMT
Amazing shot
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