January 31, 2018

Geese, a Moon, and a Few More Birds

Yesterday I was driving home and the big ol' moon was coming up. I decided to stop by the lake and try for a nice scenic shot.

Unfortunately, the geese started to mob my car! I guess our neighbor Sonny had not fed them yet so they thought I might be bringing some corn. I decided to get out of there before they wandered under my wheels. They've held me up before, as if to say, "We're not moving until you feed us!"

I backed up and drove about 100 feet, then pulled over and took a picture of the moon. 


Speaking of geese, I keep snapping pictures of the Canada geese, of which there are many. Some of these shots are misses. Here I caught them flying but when I pulled the image up on my screen, only one goose was clearly visible, the one in the air on the left. I lightened the picture, increased the saturation, and sharpened until more of the geese showed up.

Since every Wednesday is Wild Bird Wednesday, I'll show you a couple more birds. Is a house finch a "wild" bird if it lives under your rafters and allows you to get pretty close? And do they usually shelter in a bird house all winter? This one does.

The robin seems more wild. I usually see robins on the ground or in a tree, although occasionally one perches on a bench.

Also Linking to Not So Wordless Wednesday.






12 comments:

  1. It looks like the geese are glowing with moonlight.

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  2. ...the moon was amazing last night!

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  3. lol, I had the same problem with Mallards a few times. Lots of them flying straight to the car as I park. Both cool and not fun at all. :(

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  4. Hello, love the moon shot. The geese are cute. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  5. You got a great photo of the moon.

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  6. A gaggle, blue moon, and a singing sparrow. Your day was complete.

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  7. The geese know what they want!

    We won't see robins at all until spring.

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  8. Linda,

    We saw the moon in the eastern sky last night on our way home from the store. I wish we had pulled off to snap a few pix of it but all we wanted to do was get home. I took some photos but they didn't turn out well but it was amazing to see nonetheless. Thanks for sharing and linking up!

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  9. Pretty shot of the moon. Glad you were able to keep from being held hostage by the geese! Haha! They can be demanding from what I understand.

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  10. The House Finch is really cute!

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