Daytime temperatures have cooled off, mornings are chilly, the leaves on trees have changed colors, and I can see that the mountains to the east are now snow-capped when I walk out my door.
I can now enjoy autumn in the valley and a touch of winter in the high country. How lucky am I?
Adult Canada Goose calling in flight over a pond – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
It has been wonderful to have my windows open again and enjoy fresh, cool air. But I like having my windows open for another reason: with them open, I can hear the sounds of autumn on the wing.
During the summer, I don’t hear Canada Geese here at home. But when fall arrives, hearing them calling is an auditory joy for me.
I know they are abundant and can be pests, but I can’t listen to them without feeling happiness. I guess when you have been around them your whole life, it can become easy to take them for granted, but I haven’t.
I’ve lived in many locations during my lifetime where I didn’t see or hear Canada Geese at all, so I don’t take them for granted; I celebrate their calls.
I hope that I will always be thrilled to hear Canada Geese honking as they fly overhead singly or in their V formations.
Life is good.
Mia
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Beautiful flight shot! We don’t have Canada Geese down here (except for a multitude of plastic decoys on our lakes, which serve as floats for lawn sprinkling system intakes). I will not forget the time in the Texas Panhandle when a flock approached from a distance and I thought they were a pack of wild dogs barking. It was a bit scary for a moment until I recognized them!
Beautiful image!!! I LOVE the wild sound of them flying overhead….stirs my soul!!!
I live in northern California, recently as I’m up at night and walk outback I have been hearing geese flying high over. I always stop, listen and smile. I love hearing them calling in flight and wondering where their destination is. Mia, your goose is a beauty!