Posted on March 3, 2013 in Animals, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Winter
Yesterday’s post featured the snow geese at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area blasting off in huge numbers! Today, the opposite – 3 snow geese coming in for a landing! I love watching these birds land! They are so graceful as they glide along, just dropping their legs to touch down at the last minute. Here they are ready to join thousands of other snow geese on the ground at Middle Creek.
Posted on March 2, 2013 in Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Winter
They’re baaack! The snow geese have returned to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Pennsylvania….by the tens of thousands! Middle Creek is a stop over point on the migration path of the snow geese every year between mid-February and mid-March. It’s an exhilarating sight to see THAT MANY geese take to flight all at the same time! I never tire of watching and hearing the sound of so many wings flapping simultaneously! So cool! Speaking of cool…..it was doggone COLD today standing outside in the field watching the geese for several hours, but well worth it to see this miracle of nature!
Posted on February 1, 2013 in Landscape, Nature, Winter
Here’s one more image from the lake during yesterday’s fog. I’m not sure how thick the ice is, but I didn’t see any signs where folks had been ice fishing or ice skating. Sometimes people even ride snowmobiles across the frozen lake. I think I’ll stay on shore with my camera, thank you!
Posted on January 31, 2013 in Black and White, Landscape, Nature, Winter
The lifeguard chair sits idle on the beach all winter long … just waiting for the warmth of summer when the swimmers come back to the lake. You can barely even see the lake in this image as it’s coated with a thick layer of fog on this gloomy, yet mild, winter day.
Posted on January 30, 2013 in Landscape, Nature, Winter
There were so many different elements going on at the lake today. It was extremely foggy and mild, with temperatures in the mid to upper 50’s. Crazy for January in Pennsylvania! The fog was moving quickly, weaving in and out of the trees and over the frozen lake. Cracks in the ice made some interesting patterns close to the shore line and oak leaves were frozen in time, just beneath the surface of the ice. Every few minutes the landscape would change as more or less fog enveloped the landscape. The warm and cool tones of this scene perfectly depict the day.