Another day … another 75,000 snow geese to photograph!  One of my favorite sights during the migration is watching the snow geese land on the water or ice (without crashing into one another!).  Their little orange feet come down and they land with such grace!  On this day, the sun was shining brightly in the early afternoon of my visit.  The largest number of photographers and bird enthusiasts seems to be toward dusk when more and more snow geese make their way to the lake to roost for the night.  Unfortunately, as the day grew long, the clouds rolled in and hopes for photographing birds at sunset was lost.  Still the soft light as the sun fell behind the clouds made for beautiful coloring on the water.

Note to self … never pass up the opportunity to spend the day with 70,000+ of your favorite snow geese!  The migration is AMAZING to see and hear in person.  If you have the chance, don’t miss it!  The time is now and the place is Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville, Pa.

Wings up, wings down, wings somewhere in between!  There were plenty of Tundra Swans at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area over the weekend – estimates say about 2,500.  They are so elegant in flight as well as on the water.

When the lake at Middle Creek Wildlife Recreation Area is partially covered in ice, most snow geese gather on whatever open water they can find.  Some, however, prefer to stand or even sleep on top of the ice.  I love the reflections of their little orange feet and white bodies on the frozen surface.