Three Canada Geese On An Autumn Morning

Three Canada Geese lifting off from Glover Pond – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

Last week I photographed three Canada Geese lifting off from Glover Pond at Farmington Bay and it brought memories from November of 2008. I was still living in Florida at the time but had just made a trip to Utah to photograph birds. The first Canada Geese I ever photographed were taken at Glover Pond. Canada Geese were hard to find in Florida and I was just as thrilled to take photos of the geese that day as I was any of the birds I photographed on that trip.

I still get a thrill out of photographing Canada Geese despite how abundant they are here in northern Utah and many other areas of the country. Why?

Because they are birds.

After I moved to Utah in 2009 I was delighted to frequently have these geese in my viewfinder and I still am.

Three Canada Geese flying away from Glover Pond – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

Anyone who has ever observed Canada Geese can look at my photos and they can hear the wings of these geese flapping and the sounds of their flight calls as they lift off in their minds. I know I can. Canada Geese can be loud when they are taking off and I love hearing that sound.

Canada Geese might be considered common, sometimes even annoying, but they are birds and I’m just as passionate about photographing them as I am any other birds. They are beautiful.

Life is good.

Mia

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